The Sky over the Mornington Peninsula — April 2033
Highlights this month
- 5TueThe Moon passes Saturn — 4° apart. (7:32pm)
- 7ThuNeptune in superior conjunction with the Sun — lost in the glare. (11:19am)
- 8FriVenus is stationary — resumes direct (eastward) motion. (3:45pm)
- 23SatLyrids meteor shower peaks (up to 18/hr). A 41% Moon washes out fainter meteors for part of the night.
- 24SunThe Moon passes Jupiter — 5° apart. (11:51pm)
- 26TueThe Moon passes Venus — 0.5° apart. (4:20pm)
Sun & twilight
| Date | Sunrise | Sunset | Day length | Astro. dark begins | ends |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fri 1 | 7:34am | 7:13pm | 11h 39m | 8:41pm | 6:06am |
| Sun 10 | 6:42am | 6:00pm | 11h 17m | 7:27pm | 5:14am |
| Wed 20 | 6:51am | 5:46pm | 10h 54m | 7:14pm | 5:23am |
| Sat 30 | 7:01am | 5:33pm | 10h 32m | 7:03pm | 5:31am |
Days shorten by about 67 minutes over the month.
The Moon
- First QuarterThu 7, 1:12am
- Full MoonFri 15, 5:19am
- Last QuarterFri 22, 9:53pm
- New MoonFri 29, 12:46pm
Apogee 12 Apr (406,100 km) · Perigee 27 Apr (360,000 km)
The planets
Rise/set for mid-month at The Briars.
| Planet | In | Mag | Rise | Transit | Set | Best |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mercury | Psc | −0.3 | 4:59am | 11:05am | 5:10pm | Morning |
| Venus | Psc | −4.6 | 4:13am | 10:13am | 4:13pm | Morning |
| Mars | Sgr | −0.3 | 9:35pm | 5:02am | 12:26pm | Morning |
| Jupiter | Aqr | −1.9 | 2:14am | 8:56am | 3:37pm | Morning |
| Saturn | Gem | −0.0 | 12:08pm | 4:54pm | 9:39pm | Evening |
| Uranus | Tau | 5.7 | 11:56am | 4:38pm | 9:19pm | Evening |
| Neptune | Psc | 7.9 | 6:09am | 11:54am | 5:38pm | 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 41% Moon washes out fainter meteors for part of the night.
The solar system — April 2033
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.