The Sky over the Mornington Peninsula — April 2031
Highlights this month
- 3ThuNeptune in superior conjunction with the Sun — lost in the glare. (11:13am)
- 5SatMercury in inferior conjunction with the Sun — lost in the glare. (6:58am)
- 10ThuThe Moon passes Mars — 2° apart. (12:02pm)
- 13SunThe Moon passes Jupiter — 2° apart. (3:43am)
- 15TueJupiter is stationary — begins retrograde (westward) motion. (9:02pm)
- 16WedVenus and Saturn in conjunction — 3° apart. (3:19pm)
- 17ThuMercury is stationary — resumes direct (eastward) motion. (3:56pm)
- 23WedLyrids meteor shower peaks (up to 18/hr). A thin 3% Moon leaves the sky dark.
- 25FriThe Moon passes Venus — 4° apart. (6:34pm)
Sun & twilight
| Date | Sunrise | Sunset | Day length | Astro. dark begins | ends |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tue 1 | 7:33am | 7:14pm | 11h 40m | 8:41pm | 6:06am |
| Thu 10 | 6:42am | 6:00pm | 11h 19m | 7:28pm | 5:14am |
| Sun 20 | 6:51am | 5:46pm | 10h 55m | 7:15pm | 5:23am |
| Wed 30 | 7:00am | 5:34pm | 10h 34m | 7:03pm | 5:31am |
Days shorten by about 67 minutes over the month.
The Moon
- Full MoonTue 8, 3:26am
- Last QuarterMon 14, 10:59pm
- New MoonTue 22, 2:59am
- First QuarterWed 30, 5:22am
Perigee 12 Apr (368,300 km) · Apogee 27 Apr (405,100 km)
The planets
Rise/set for mid-month at The Briars.
| Planet | In | Mag | Rise | Transit | Set | Best |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mercury | Psc | 2.3 | 5:28am | 11:18am | 5:10pm | Hidden |
| Venus | Tau | −3.9 | 10:13am | 2:58pm | 7:44pm | Evening |
| Mars | Lib | −1.3 | 7:00pm | 2:00am | 8:56am | Morning |
| Jupiter | Sgr | −2.1 | 9:21pm | 4:44am | 12:04pm | Morning |
| Saturn | Tau | 0.0 | 10:10am | 3:06pm | 8:03pm | Evening |
| Uranus | Tau | 5.7 | 11:19am | 4:03pm | 8:47pm | Evening |
| Neptune | Psc | 7.9 | 5:50am | 11:40am | 5:29pm | 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 2031
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.