The Sky over the Mornington Peninsula — April 2001
Highlights this month
- 13FriThe Moon passes Mars — 1° apart. (12:11pm)
- 18WedVenus is stationary — resumes direct (eastward) motion. (3:19am)
- 23MonLyrids meteor shower peaks (up to 18/hr). A thin 0% Moon leaves the sky dark.
- 23MonMercury in superior conjunction with the Sun — lost in the glare. (7:14pm)
- 26ThuThe Moon passes Jupiter — 2° apart. (11:37pm)
Sun & twilight
| Date | Sunrise | Sunset | Day length | Astro. dark begins | ends |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sun 1 | 6:34am | 6:13pm | 11h 40m | 7:41pm | 5:06am |
| Tue 10 | 6:42am | 6:00pm | 11h 18m | 7:28pm | 5:14am |
| Fri 20 | 6:51am | 5:46pm | 10h 55m | 7:14pm | 5:23am |
| Mon 30 | 7:00am | 5:33pm | 10h 33m | 7:03pm | 5:31am |
Days shorten by about 67 minutes over the month.
The Moon
- First QuarterSun 1, 8:55pm
- Full MoonSun 8, 1:18pm
- Last QuarterMon 16, 1:37am
- New MoonTue 24, 1:33am
Perigee 5 Apr (364,600 km) · Apogee 17 Apr (405,000 km)
The planets
Rise/set for mid-month at The Briars.
| Planet | In | Mag | Rise | Transit | Set | Best |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mercury | Psc | −1.2 | 6:00am | 11:49am | 5:37pm | Hidden |
| Venus | Psc | −4.3 | 5:02am | 10:46am | 4:31pm | Hidden |
| Mars | Oph | −0.6 | 9:01pm | 4:26am | 11:49am | Morning |
| Jupiter | Tau | −1.8 | 10:31am | 3:21pm | 8:11pm | Evening |
| Saturn | Tau | 0.1 | 9:34am | 2:36pm | 7:38pm | Hidden |
| Uranus | Cap | 5.9 | 1:46am | 8:34am | 3:21pm | Morning |
| Neptune | Cap | 7.9 | 12:30am | 7:31am | 2:32pm | 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 0% Moon leaves the sky dark.
The solar system — April 2001
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.