The Sky over the Mornington Peninsula — April 1993
Highlights this month
- 1ThuVenus in inferior conjunction with the Sun — lost in the glare. (11:12pm)
- 6TueMercury at greatest morning elongation (28° from the Sun, mag 0.3) — best morning apparition. (3:31am)
- 20TueThe Moon passes Venus — 0.5° apart. (2:11am)
- 20TueVenus is stationary — resumes direct (eastward) motion. (12:29pm)
- 23FriNeptune is stationary — begins retrograde (westward) motion. (3:27am)
- 23FriLyrids meteor shower peaks (up to 18/hr). A thin 2% Moon leaves the sky dark.
- 26MonUranus is stationary — begins retrograde (westward) motion. (7:27pm)
Sun & twilight
| Date | Sunrise | Sunset | Day length | Astro. dark begins | ends |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thu 1 | 6:34am | 6:13pm | 11h 40m | 7:41pm | 5:06am |
| Sat 10 | 6:42am | 6:00pm | 11h 18m | 7:28pm | 5:14am |
| Tue 20 | 6:51am | 5:46pm | 10h 55m | 7:14pm | 5:23am |
| Fri 30 | 7:00am | 5:33pm | 10h 33m | 7:03pm | 5:31am |
Days shorten by about 67 minutes over the month.
The Moon
- Full MoonWed 7, 4:42am
- Last QuarterWed 14, 5:43am
- New MoonThu 22, 9:51am
- First QuarterThu 29, 10:45pm
Perigee 6 Apr (358,200 km) · Apogee 18 Apr (405,900 km)
The planets
Rise/set for mid-month at The Briars.
| Planet | In | Mag | Rise | Transit | Set | Best |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mercury | Psc | 0.0 | 4:36am | 10:48am | 4:59pm | Morning |
| Venus | Psc | −4.2 | 5:17am | 10:57am | 4:36pm | Hidden |
| Mars | Gem | 0.8 | 1:49pm | 6:32pm | 11:15pm | Evening |
| Jupiter | Vir | −2.3 | 5:09pm | 11:16pm | 5:27am | Evening |
| Saturn | Aqr | 0.8 | 2:04am | 8:49am | 3:34pm | Morning |
| Uranus | Sgr | 5.8 | 11:03pm | 6:24am | 1:40pm | Morning |
| Neptune | Sgr | 7.9 | 11:02pm | 6:19am | 1:32pm | 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 thin 2% Moon leaves the sky dark.
The solar system — April 1993
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.