The Sky over the Mornington Peninsula — April 1992
Highlights this month
- 8WedMercury is stationary — resumes direct (eastward) motion. (11:16am)
- 20MonNeptune is stationary — begins retrograde (westward) motion. (3:34pm)
- 22WedUranus is stationary — begins retrograde (westward) motion. (7:12am)
- 23ThuLyrids meteor shower peaks (up to 18/hr). A bright 65% Moon interferes badly this year.
- 24FriMercury at greatest morning elongation (27° from the Sun, mag 0.4) — best morning apparition. (12:34am)
- 26SunThe Moon passes Saturn — 4° apart. (8:50am)
Sun & twilight
| Date | Sunrise | Sunset | Day length | Astro. dark begins | ends |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wed 1 | 6:34am | 6:13pm | 11h 39m | 7:41pm | 5:06am |
| Fri 10 | 6:42am | 6:00pm | 11h 18m | 7:27pm | 5:14am |
| Mon 20 | 6:51am | 5:46pm | 10h 54m | 7:14pm | 5:23am |
| Thu 30 | 7:01am | 5:33pm | 10h 33m | 7:03pm | 5:31am |
Days shorten by about 67 minutes over the month.
The Moon
- New MoonFri 3, 3:08pm
- First QuarterFri 10, 8:09pm
- Full MoonFri 17, 2:39pm
- Last QuarterSat 25, 7:44am
Perigee 13 Apr (367,500 km) · Apogee 25 Apr (404,800 km)
The planets
Rise/set for mid-month at The Briars.
| Planet | In | Mag | Rise | Transit | Set | Best |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mercury | Psc | 0.8 | 4:42am | 10:49am | 4:55pm | Morning |
| Venus | Psc | −3.7 | 5:28am | 11:23am | 5:19pm | Hidden |
| Mars | Aqr | 1.1 | 3:22am | 9:49am | 4:15pm | Morning |
| Jupiter | Leo | −2.1 | 3:47pm | 9:14pm | 2:45am | Evening |
| Saturn | Cap | 0.7 | 1:09am | 8:05am | 3:01pm | Morning |
| Uranus | Sgr | 5.7 | 10:42pm | 6:05am | 1:24pm | Morning |
| Neptune | Sgr | 7.9 | 10:51pm | 6:08am | 1:22pm | Morning |
Meteor showers
- Lyrids — peaks 23 April, radiant in Lyra (up to 18/hr). A modest shower; the radiant is low in the north-east before dawn from Victoria. A bright 65% Moon interferes badly this year.
The solar system — April 1992
Evening sky Morning sky Up much of the night Lost in the Sun’s glare
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Generated automatically from the MPAS sky engine on 18 August 2026.