The Sky over the Mornington Peninsula — April 2036
Highlights this month
- 6SunThe Moon passes Saturn — 2° apart. (9:08am)
- 13SunSaturn is stationary — resumes direct (eastward) motion. (8:42am)
- 14MonNeptune in superior conjunction with the Sun — lost in the glare. (1:37am)
- 14MonMercury at greatest evening elongation (20° from the Sun, mag 0.0) — best evening apparition. (6:58am)
- 23WedLyrids meteor shower peaks (up to 18/hr). A thin 11% Moon leaves the sky dark.
- 24ThuMercury is stationary — begins retrograde (westward) motion. (7:41am)
Sun & twilight
| Date | Sunrise | Sunset | Day length | Astro. dark begins | ends |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tue 1 | 7:34am | 7:13pm | 11h 38m | 8:40pm | 6:06am |
| Thu 10 | 6:42am | 5:59pm | 11h 17m | 7:27pm | 5:15am |
| Sun 20 | 6:52am | 5:45pm | 10h 54m | 7:14pm | 5:23am |
| Wed 30 | 7:01am | 5:33pm | 10h 32m | 7:02pm | 5:31am |
Days shorten by about 67 minutes over the month.
The Moon
- First QuarterFri 4, 11:10am
- Full MoonFri 11, 6:20am
- Last QuarterSat 19, 12:05am
- New MoonSat 26, 7:41pm
Perigee 6 Apr (368,300 km) · Apogee 19 Apr (404,700 km)
The planets
Rise/set for mid-month at The Briars.
| Planet | In | Mag | Rise | Transit | Set | Best |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mercury | Ari | 0.2 | 8:31am | 1:31pm | 6:31pm | Hidden |
| Venus | Tau | −4.6 | 10:37am | 3:08pm | 7:39pm | Hidden |
| Mars | Tau | 1.5 | 11:18am | 3:58pm | 8:37pm | Evening |
| Jupiter | Tau | −1.8 | 9:11am | 2:13pm | 7:16pm | Hidden |
| Saturn | Cnc | 0.1 | 2:41pm | 7:44pm | 12:50am | Evening |
| Uranus | Gem | 5.6 | 12:50pm | 5:33pm | 10:16pm | Evening |
| Neptune | Psc | 7.9 | 6:40am | 12:17pm | 5:54pm | 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 11% Moon leaves the sky dark.
The solar system — April 2036
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.