The Sky over the Mornington Peninsula — April 2027
Highlights this month
- 3SatMars is stationary — resumes direct (eastward) motion. (3:29am)
- 4SunThe Moon passes Venus — 3° apart. (1:36pm)
- 8ThuSaturn in superior conjunction with the Sun — lost in the glare. (2:56am)
- 13TueJupiter is stationary — resumes direct (eastward) motion. (4:23pm)
- 16FriThe Moon passes Jupiter — 0.9° apart. (12:24am)
- 16FriThe Moon passes Mars — 3° apart. (8:50am)
- 23FriLyrids meteor shower peaks (up to 18/hr). A bright 94% Moon interferes badly this year.
- 29ThuMercury in superior conjunction with the Sun — lost in the glare. (7:12am)
Sun & twilight
| Date | Sunrise | Sunset | Day length | Astro. dark begins | ends |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thu 1 | 7:33am | 7:14pm | 11h 40m | 8:41pm | 6:06am |
| Sat 10 | 6:42am | 6:00pm | 11h 19m | 7:28pm | 5:14am |
| Tue 20 | 6:51am | 5:46pm | 10h 55m | 7:15pm | 5:23am |
| Fri 30 | 7:00am | 5:34pm | 10h 34m | 7:03pm | 5:31am |
Days shorten by about 67 minutes over the month.
The Moon
- New MoonWed 7, 9:57am
- First QuarterWed 14, 9:01am
- Full MoonWed 21, 8:24am
- Last QuarterThu 29, 6:16am
Perigee 14 Apr (369,900 km) · Apogee 28 Apr (404,800 km)
The planets
Rise/set for mid-month at The Briars.
| Planet | In | Mag | Rise | Transit | Set | Best |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mercury | Psc | −0.8 | 5:34am | 11:30am | 5:26pm | Hidden |
| Venus | Psc | −3.7 | 4:12am | 10:27am | 4:42pm | Morning |
| Mars | Leo | −0.0 | 3:20pm | 8:28pm | 1:38am | Evening |
| Jupiter | Cnc | −2.0 | 2:58pm | 8:06pm | 1:17am | Evening |
| Saturn | Psc | 0.5 | 6:14am | 12:00pm | 5:45pm | Hidden |
| Uranus | Tau | 5.8 | 10:00am | 2:53pm | 7:46pm | Evening |
| Neptune | Psc | 7.9 | 5:08am | 11:08am | 5:08pm | Hidden |
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 94% Moon interferes badly this year.
The solar system — April 2027
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.