The Sky over the Mornington Peninsula — April 2035
Highlights this month
- 2MonThe Moon passes Mars — 5° apart. (9:20am)
- 6FriMercury in superior conjunction with the Sun — lost in the glare. (4:28am)
- 6FriThe Moon passes Venus — 1° apart. (8:31am)
- 12ThuNeptune in superior conjunction with the Sun — lost in the glare. (12:45pm)
- 15SunThe Moon passes Saturn — 4° apart. (7:44pm)
- 17TueJupiter in superior conjunction with the Sun — lost in the glare. (1:02pm)
- 23MonLyrids meteor shower peaks (up to 18/hr). A bright 99% Moon interferes badly this year.
Sun & twilight
| Date | Sunrise | Sunset | Day length | Astro. dark begins | ends |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sun 1 | 6:33am | 6:14pm | 11h 40m | 7:41pm | 5:06am |
| Tue 10 | 6:42am | 6:00pm | 11h 19m | 7:28pm | 5:14am |
| Fri 20 | 6:51am | 5:46pm | 10h 55m | 7:15pm | 5:23am |
| Mon 30 | 7:00am | 5:34pm | 10h 33m | 7:03pm | 5:31am |
Days shorten by about 67 minutes over the month.
The Moon
- Last QuarterSun 1, 9:04am
- New MoonSun 8, 9:00pm
- First QuarterSun 15, 12:57pm
- Full MoonSun 22, 11:22pm
Perigee 11 Apr (364,700 km) · Apogee 27 Apr (405,600 km)
The planets
Rise/set for mid-month at The Briars.
| Planet | In | Mag | Rise | Transit | Set | Best |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mercury | Ari | −1.5 | 7:39am | 12:58pm | 6:16pm | Hidden |
| Venus | Psc | −3.7 | 4:15am | 10:29am | 4:43pm | Morning |
| Mars | Cap | 0.4 | 11:50pm | 7:04am | 2:17pm | Morning |
| Jupiter | Psc | −1.9 | 6:54am | 12:27pm | 6:00pm | Hidden |
| Saturn | Cnc | 0.0 | 1:58pm | 6:50pm | 11:42pm | Evening |
| Uranus | Gem | 5.6 | 12:35pm | 5:17pm | 9:59pm | Evening |
| Neptune | Psc | 7.9 | 6:32am | 12:12pm | 5:51pm | 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 99% Moon interferes badly this year.
The solar system — April 2035
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.