The Sky over the Mornington Peninsula — April 1995
Highlights this month
- 1SatJupiter is stationary — begins retrograde (westward) motion. (10:19pm)
- 13ThuVenus and Saturn in conjunction — 0.5° apart. (10:17pm)
- 14FriMercury in superior conjunction with the Sun — lost in the glare. (10:34pm)
- 19WedThe Moon passes Jupiter — 3° apart. (6:49am)
- 23SunLyrids meteor shower peaks (up to 18/hr). A 38% Moon washes out fainter meteors for part of the night.
- 27ThuThe Moon passes Venus — 4° apart. (11:46am)
- 28FriNeptune is stationary — begins retrograde (westward) motion. (3:36am)
Sun & twilight
| Date | Sunrise | Sunset | Day length | Astro. dark begins | ends |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sat 1 | 6:33am | 6:14pm | 11h 41m | 7:42pm | 5:05am |
| Mon 10 | 6:41am | 6:01pm | 11h 19m | 7:28pm | 5:14am |
| Thu 20 | 6:51am | 5:47pm | 10h 56m | 7:15pm | 5:22am |
| Sun 30 | 7:00am | 5:34pm | 10h 34m | 7:03pm | 5:30am |
Days shorten by about 67 minutes over the month.
The Moon
- First QuarterSat 8, 3:38pm
- Full MoonSat 15, 10:10pm
- Last QuarterSat 22, 1:17pm
- New MoonSun 30, 3:40am
Apogee 5 Apr (405,300 km) · Perigee 17 Apr (361,900 km)
The planets
Rise/set for mid-month at The Briars.
| Planet | In | Mag | Rise | Transit | Set | Best |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mercury | Psc | −2.1 | 6:48am | 12:23pm | 5:57pm | Hidden |
| Venus | Aqr | −3.7 | 4:01am | 10:19am | 4:37pm | Morning |
| Mars | Cnc | 0.2 | 3:03pm | 8:04pm | 1:07am | Evening |
| Jupiter | Oph | −2.2 | 8:26pm | 3:46am | 11:01am | Morning |
| Saturn | Aqr | 1.1 | 3:54am | 10:14am | 4:34pm | Morning |
| Uranus | Cap | 5.8 | 11:45pm | 7:00am | 2:11pm | Morning |
| Neptune | Sgr | 7.9 | 11:25pm | 6:39am | 1:50pm | 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 38% Moon washes out fainter meteors for part of the night.
The solar system — April 1995
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.