The Sky over the Mornington Peninsula — April 2028
Highlights this month
- 12WedMercury in superior conjunction with the Sun — lost in the glare. (8:46am)
- 20ThuSaturn in superior conjunction with the Sun — lost in the glare. (9:49pm)
- 23SunLyrids meteor shower peaks (up to 18/hr). A thin 3% Moon leaves the sky dark.
Sun & twilight
| Date | Sunrise | Sunset | Day length | Astro. dark begins | ends |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sat 1 | 7:34am | 7:13pm | 11h 39m | 8:40pm | 6:06am |
| Mon 10 | 6:42am | 5:59pm | 11h 17m | 7:27pm | 5:15am |
| Thu 20 | 6:52am | 5:45pm | 10h 54m | 7:14pm | 5:23am |
| Sun 30 | 7:01am | 5:33pm | 10h 32m | 7:02pm | 5:31am |
Days shorten by about 67 minutes over the month.
The Moon
- First QuarterMon 3, 5:22am
- Full MoonSun 9, 8:21pm
- Last QuarterMon 17, 2:41am
- New MoonTue 25, 5:54am
Perigee 7 Apr (361,100 km) · Apogee 19 Apr (405,400 km)
The planets
Rise/set for mid-month at The Briars.
| Planet | In | Mag | Rise | Transit | Set | Best |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mercury | Ari | −1.9 | 7:04am | 12:33pm | 6:02pm | Hidden |
| Venus | Tau | −4.6 | 10:39am | 3:11pm | 7:42pm | Hidden |
| Mars | Psc | 1.2 | 6:21am | 12:00pm | 5:40pm | Hidden |
| Jupiter | Leo | −2.2 | 4:21pm | 10:04pm | 3:52am | Evening |
| Saturn | Ari | 0.3 | 7:08am | 12:40pm | 6:12pm | Hidden |
| Uranus | Tau | 5.8 | 10:17am | 3:07pm | 7:57pm | Evening |
| Neptune | Psc | 7.9 | 5:16am | 11:13am | 5:10pm | 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 thin 3% Moon leaves the sky dark.
The solar system — April 2028
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.