The Sky over the Mornington Peninsula — April 2000
Highlights this month
- 2SunThe Moon passes Mercury — 2° apart. (11:40pm)
- 23SunLyrids meteor shower peaks (up to 18/hr). A bright 81% Moon interferes badly this year.
Sun & twilight
| Date | Sunrise | Sunset | Day length | Astro. dark begins | ends |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sat 1 | 6:34am | 6:13pm | 11h 39m | 7:41pm | 5:06am |
| Mon 10 | 6:42am | 6:00pm | 11h 17m | 7:27pm | 5:14am |
| Thu 20 | 6:51am | 5:46pm | 10h 54m | 7:14pm | 5:23am |
| Sun 30 | 7:01am | 5:33pm | 10h 32m | 7:03pm | 5:31am |
Days shorten by about 67 minutes over the month.
The Moon
- New MoonWed 5, 4:19am
- First QuarterTue 11, 11:34pm
- Full MoonWed 19, 3:39am
- Last QuarterThu 27, 5:30am
Perigee 9 Apr (368,400 km) · Apogee 24 Apr (405,100 km)
The planets
Rise/set for mid-month at The Briars.
| Planet | In | Mag | Rise | Transit | Set | Best |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mercury | Psc | −0.2 | 4:54am | 11:01am | 5:08pm | Morning |
| Venus | Psc | −3.7 | 5:31am | 11:25am | 5:20pm | Hidden |
| Mars | Ari | 1.5 | 8:35am | 1:42pm | 6:49pm | Hidden |
| Jupiter | Ari | −1.8 | 8:12am | 1:26pm | 6:41pm | Hidden |
| Saturn | Ari | 0.1 | 8:33am | 1:47pm | 7:00pm | Hidden |
| Uranus | Cap | 5.9 | 1:25am | 8:17am | 3:10pm | Morning |
| Neptune | Cap | 7.9 | 12:18am | 7:21am | 2:24pm | 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 81% Moon interferes badly this year.
The solar system — April 2000
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 15 August 2026.