The Sky over the Mornington Peninsula — April 2015
Highlights this month
- 7TueUranus in superior conjunction with the Sun — lost in the glare. (12:37am)
- 8WedThe Moon passes Saturn — 2° apart. (11:17pm)
- 9ThuJupiter is stationary — resumes direct (eastward) motion. (5:15am)
- 10FriMercury in superior conjunction with the Sun — lost in the glare. (1:51pm)
- 23ThuLyrids meteor shower peaks (up to 18/hr). A thin 24% Moon leaves the sky dark.
Sun & twilight
| Date | Sunrise | Sunset | Day length | Astro. dark begins | ends |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wed 1 | 7:33am | 7:14pm | 11h 41m | 8:42pm | 6:05am |
| Fri 10 | 6:42am | 6:01pm | 11h 19m | 7:28pm | 5:14am |
| Mon 20 | 6:51am | 5:46pm | 10h 56m | 7:15pm | 5:22am |
| Thu 30 | 7:00am | 5:34pm | 10h 34m | 7:03pm | 5:31am |
Days shorten by about 67 minutes over the month.
The Moon
- Full MoonSat 4, 11:07pm
- Last QuarterSun 12, 1:56pm
- New MoonSun 19, 4:57am
- First QuarterSun 26, 9:56am
Apogee 1 Apr (406,100 km) · Perigee 17 Apr (360,500 km) · Apogee 29 Apr (405,500 km)
The planets
Rise/set for mid-month at The Briars.
| Planet | In | Mag | Rise | Transit | Set | Best |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mercury | Ari | −1.8 | 7:14am | 12:40pm | 6:07pm | Hidden |
| Venus | Tau | −3.9 | 10:08am | 2:55pm | 7:42pm | Hidden |
| Mars | Ari | 1.4 | 8:07am | 1:21pm | 6:34pm | Hidden |
| Jupiter | Cnc | −2.0 | 2:45pm | 7:48pm | 12:56am | Evening |
| Saturn | Sco | 0.1 | 7:51pm | 3:00am | 10:04am | Morning |
| Uranus | Psc | 6.0 | 6:09am | 11:52am | 5:34pm | Hidden |
| Neptune | Aqr | 7.9 | 3:02am | 9:32am | 4:02pm | 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 24% Moon leaves the sky dark.
The solar system — April 2015
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.