The Sky over the Mornington Peninsula — April 2029
Highlights this month
- 12ThuJupiter at opposition — closest and brightest of the year, up all night in Virgo (mag −2.3). (1:39pm)
- 21SatMercury at greatest evening elongation (20° from the Sun, mag 0.1) — best evening apparition. (11:26pm)
- 23MonLyrids meteor shower peaks (up to 18/hr). A bright 66% Moon interferes badly this year.
Sun & twilight
| Date | Sunrise | Sunset | Day length | Astro. dark begins | ends |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sun 1 | 6:34am | 6:13pm | 11h 39m | 7:41pm | 5:06am |
| Tue 10 | 6:42am | 6:00pm | 11h 18m | 7:27pm | 5:14am |
| Fri 20 | 6:51am | 5:46pm | 10h 54m | 7:14pm | 5:23am |
| Mon 30 | 7:01am | 5:33pm | 10h 33m | 7:03pm | 5:31am |
Days shorten by about 67 minutes over the month.
The Moon
- Last QuarterFri 6, 5:55am
- New MoonSat 14, 7:42am
- First QuarterSun 22, 5:55am
- Full Moon SupermoonSat 28, 8:37pm
Apogee 13 Apr (406,200 km) · Perigee 27 Apr (357,600 km)
The planets
Rise/set for mid-month at The Briars.
| Planet | In | Mag | Rise | Transit | Set | Best |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mercury | Ari | −0.6 | 8:23am | 1:27pm | 6:32pm | Hidden |
| Venus | Ari | −3.8 | 7:15am | 12:43pm | 6:10pm | Hidden |
| Mars | Vir | −1.0 | 4:48pm | 10:39pm | 4:35am | Evening |
| Jupiter | Vir | −2.3 | 5:43pm | 12:12am | 6:37am | All night |
| Saturn | Ari | 0.2 | 8:08am | 1:26pm | 6:45pm | Hidden |
| Uranus | Tau | 5.8 | 10:38am | 3:26pm | 8:13pm | Evening |
| Neptune | Psc | 7.9 | 5:27am | 11:22am | 5:17pm | 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 66% Moon interferes badly this year.
The solar system — April 2029
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.