The Sky over the Mornington Peninsula — April 2007
Highlights this month
- 6FriJupiter is stationary — begins retrograde (westward) motion. (9:59am)
- 14SatThe Moon passes Mars — 0.5° apart. (11:27am)
- 20FriSaturn is stationary — resumes direct (eastward) motion. (10:34am)
- 20FriThe Moon passes Venus — 3° apart. (5:28pm)
- 23MonLyrids meteor shower peaks (up to 18/hr). A 40% Moon washes out fainter meteors for part of the night.
- 25WedThe Moon passes Saturn — 1° apart. (8:24pm)
Sun & twilight
| Date | Sunrise | Sunset | Day length | Astro. dark begins | ends |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sun 1 | 6:33am | 6:14pm | 11h 41m | 7:42pm | 5:05am |
| Tue 10 | 6:42am | 6:01pm | 11h 19m | 7:28pm | 5:14am |
| Fri 20 | 6:51am | 5:47pm | 10h 56m | 7:15pm | 5:22am |
| Mon 30 | 7:00am | 5:34pm | 10h 34m | 7:03pm | 5:31am |
Days shorten by about 67 minutes over the month.
The Moon
- Full MoonTue 3, 3:19am
- Last QuarterWed 11, 4:12am
- New MoonTue 17, 9:34pm
- First QuarterTue 24, 4:36pm
Apogee 3 Apr (406,200 km) · Perigee 17 Apr (356,700 km) · Apogee 30 Apr (406,200 km)
The planets
Rise/set for mid-month at The Briars.
| Planet | In | Mag | Rise | Transit | Set | Best |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mercury | Psc | −0.5 | 5:15am | 11:17am | 5:19pm | Hidden |
| Venus | Tau | −3.9 | 10:05am | 2:53pm | 7:40pm | Hidden |
| Mars | Aqr | 1.1 | 2:48am | 9:24am | 4:00pm | Morning |
| Jupiter | Oph | −2.1 | 8:43pm | 4:05am | 11:22am | Morning |
| Saturn | Cnc | 0.2 | 3:03pm | 8:11pm | 1:23am | Evening |
| Uranus | Aqr | 6.0 | 3:41am | 10:02am | 4:22pm | Morning |
| Neptune | Cap | 7.9 | 1:36am | 8:25am | 3:14pm | 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 40% Moon washes out fainter meteors for part of the night.
The solar system — April 2007
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.