The Sky over the Mornington Peninsula — April 1994
Highlights this month
- 5TueMercury and Mars in conjunction — 1° apart. (5:48am)
- 23SatLyrids meteor shower peaks (up to 18/hr). A bright 90% Moon interferes badly this year.
- 25MonNeptune is stationary — begins retrograde (westward) motion. (3:28pm)
- 26TueThe Moon passes Jupiter — 3° apart. (1:57pm)
- 30SatJupiter at opposition — closest and brightest of the year, up all night in Libra (mag −2.3). (6:47pm)
- 30SatMercury in superior conjunction with the Sun — lost in the glare. (8:10pm)
Sun & twilight
| Date | Sunrise | Sunset | Day length | Astro. dark begins | ends |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fri 1 | 6:33am | 6:14pm | 11h 41m | 7:41pm | 5:06am |
| Sun 10 | 6:42am | 6:00pm | 11h 19m | 7:28pm | 5:14am |
| Wed 20 | 6:51am | 5:46pm | 10h 55m | 7:15pm | 5:22am |
| Sat 30 | 7:00am | 5:34pm | 10h 34m | 7:03pm | 5:31am |
Days shorten by about 67 minutes over the month.
The Moon
- Last QuarterSun 3, 12:54pm
- New MoonMon 11, 10:17am
- First QuarterTue 19, 12:43pm
- Full Moon SupermoonTue 26, 5:47am
Apogee 12 Apr (406,200 km) · Perigee 26 Apr (356,700 km)
The planets
Rise/set for mid-month at The Briars.
| Planet | In | Mag | Rise | Transit | Set | Best |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mercury | Psc | −0.7 | 5:27am | 11:25am | 5:23pm | Hidden |
| Venus | Ari | −3.7 | 8:35am | 1:43pm | 6:51pm | Hidden |
| Mars | Psc | 1.2 | 4:45am | 10:50am | 4:56pm | Morning |
| Jupiter | Lib | −2.3 | 6:37pm | 1:28am | 8:16am | Morning |
| Saturn | Aqr | 1.0 | 2:59am | 9:32am | 4:05pm | Morning |
| Uranus | Sgr | 5.8 | 11:24pm | 6:42am | 1:56pm | Morning |
| Neptune | Sgr | 7.9 | 11:13pm | 6:29am | 1:41pm | 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 90% Moon interferes badly this year.
The solar system — April 1994
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 17 August 2026.