The Sky over the Mornington Peninsula — April 2034
Highlights this month
- 9SunNeptune in superior conjunction with the Sun — lost in the glare. (11:59pm)
- 17MonThe Moon passes Jupiter — 1° apart. (5:54am)
- 22SatMercury in superior conjunction with the Sun — lost in the glare. (5:56am)
- 23SunLyrids meteor shower peaks (up to 18/hr). A 27% Moon washes out fainter meteors for part of the night.
- 24MonThe Moon passes Saturn — 5° apart. (10:46am)
Sun & twilight
| Date | Sunrise | Sunset | Day length | Astro. dark begins | ends |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sat 1 | 7:34am | 7:13pm | 11h 40m | 8:41pm | 6:06am |
| Mon 10 | 6:42am | 6:00pm | 11h 18m | 7:28pm | 5:14am |
| Thu 20 | 6:51am | 5:46pm | 10h 55m | 7:14pm | 5:23am |
| Sun 30 | 7:00am | 5:33pm | 10h 33m | 7:03pm | 5:31am |
Days shorten by about 67 minutes over the month.
The Moon
- Full MoonTue 4, 5:22am
- Last QuarterWed 12, 8:52am
- New MoonWed 19, 5:25am
- First QuarterTue 25, 9:33pm
Apogee 6 Apr (406,100 km) · Perigee 19 Apr (357,000 km)
The planets
Rise/set for mid-month at The Briars.
| Planet | In | Mag | Rise | Transit | Set | Best |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mercury | Psc | −1.4 | 6:08am | 11:54am | 5:40pm | Hidden |
| Venus | Ari | −3.7 | 8:50am | 1:55pm | 6:59pm | Hidden |
| Mars | Tau | 1.6 | 10:06am | 2:56pm | 7:45pm | Evening |
| Jupiter | Psc | −1.9 | 4:36am | 10:43am | 4:50pm | Morning |
| Saturn | Gem | −0.0 | 1:05pm | 5:52pm | 10:38pm | Evening |
| Uranus | Gem | 5.7 | 12:15pm | 4:57pm | 9:39pm | Evening |
| Neptune | Psc | 7.9 | 6:21am | 12:03pm | 5:45pm | 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 27% Moon washes out fainter meteors for part of the night.
The solar system — April 2034
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.