The Sky over the Mornington Peninsula — April 2002
Highlights this month
- 7SunMercury in superior conjunction with the Sun — lost in the glare. (6:44pm)
- 17WedThe Moon passes Saturn — 0.8° apart. (5:48am)
- 19FriThe Moon passes Jupiter — 2° apart. (8:43am)
- 23TueLyrids meteor shower peaks (up to 18/hr). A bright 79% Moon interferes badly this year.
Sun & twilight
| Date | Sunrise | Sunset | Day length | Astro. dark begins | ends |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mon 1 | 6:33am | 6:14pm | 11h 40m | 7:41pm | 5:06am |
| Wed 10 | 6:42am | 6:00pm | 11h 19m | 7:28pm | 5:14am |
| Sat 20 | 6:51am | 5:46pm | 10h 55m | 7:15pm | 5:23am |
| Tue 30 | 7:00am | 5:34pm | 10h 34m | 7:03pm | 5:31am |
Days shorten by about 67 minutes over the month.
The Moon
- Last QuarterFri 5, 1:34am
- New MoonSat 13, 5:24am
- First QuarterSat 20, 10:55pm
- Full MoonSat 27, 1:01pm
Apogee 10 Apr (406,100 km) · Perigee 25 Apr (359,900 km)
The planets
Rise/set for mid-month at The Briars.
| Planet | In | Mag | Rise | Transit | Set | Best |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mercury | Ari | −1.6 | 7:30am | 12:52pm | 6:13pm | Hidden |
| Venus | Ari | −3.7 | 8:38am | 1:45pm | 6:53pm | Hidden |
| Mars | Tau | 1.6 | 9:50am | 2:42pm | 7:34pm | Hidden |
| Jupiter | Gem | −1.9 | 12:41pm | 5:24pm | 10:08pm | Evening |
| Saturn | Tau | 0.0 | 10:36am | 3:29pm | 8:22pm | Evening |
| Uranus | Aqr | 5.9 | 2:06am | 8:49am | 3:33pm | Morning |
| Neptune | Cap | 7.9 | 12:42am | 7:41am | 2:40pm | 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 79% Moon interferes badly this year.
The solar system — April 2002
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 July 2026.