The Sky over the Mornington Peninsula — April 2030
Highlights this month
- 4ThuMercury at greatest evening elongation (19° from the Sun, mag −0.1) — best evening apparition. (7:12pm)
- 6SatThe Moon passes Saturn — 4° apart. (5:19pm)
- 13SatMercury is stationary — begins retrograde (westward) motion. (4:06pm)
- 20SatThe Moon passes Jupiter — 3° apart. (9:24am)
- 23TueLyrids meteor shower peaks (up to 18/hr). A bright 66% Moon interferes badly this year.
- 23TueMercury in inferior conjunction with the Sun — lost in the glare. (9:11pm)
Sun & twilight
| Date | Sunrise | Sunset | Day length | Astro. dark begins | ends |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mon 1 | 7:34am | 7:13pm | 11h 40m | 8:41pm | 6:06am |
| Wed 10 | 6:42am | 6:00pm | 11h 18m | 7:28pm | 5:14am |
| Sat 20 | 6:51am | 5:46pm | 10h 55m | 7:14pm | 5:23am |
| Tue 30 | 7:00am | 5:33pm | 10h 33m | 7:03pm | 5:31am |
Days shorten by about 67 minutes over the month.
The Moon
- New MoonWed 3, 9:02am
- First QuarterThu 11, 1:00pm
- Full Moon SupermoonThu 18, 1:25pm
- Last QuarterThu 25, 4:39am
Apogee 7 Apr (405,800 km) · Perigee 19 Apr (358,800 km)
The planets
Rise/set for mid-month at The Briars.
| Planet | In | Mag | Rise | Transit | Set | Best |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mercury | Ari | 2.7 | 7:57am | 1:04pm | 6:10pm | Hidden |
| Venus | Aqr | −4.1 | 3:07am | 9:36am | 4:04pm | Morning |
| Mars | Ari | 1.3 | 7:37am | 12:58pm | 6:18pm | Hidden |
| Jupiter | Lib | −2.2 | 7:19pm | 2:24am | 9:26am | Morning |
| Saturn | Tau | 0.1 | 9:08am | 2:15pm | 7:22pm | Hidden |
| Uranus | Tau | 5.8 | 10:59am | 3:44pm | 8:29pm | Evening |
| Neptune | Psc | 7.9 | 5:39am | 11:31am | 5:23pm | 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 2030
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.