The Sky over the Mornington Peninsula — April 2037
Highlights this month
- 5SunMercury is stationary — begins retrograde (westward) motion. (9:34am)
- 10FriThe Moon passes Mars — 0.1° apart. (12:08pm)
- 15WedMercury in inferior conjunction with the Sun — lost in the glare. (12:55pm)
- 16ThuNeptune in superior conjunction with the Sun — lost in the glare. (2:33pm)
- 20MonThe Moon passes Jupiter — 3° apart. (2:20pm)
- 23ThuLyrids meteor shower peaks (up to 18/hr). A 52% Moon washes out fainter meteors for part of the night.
- 25SatThe Moon passes Saturn — 0.3° apart. (3:48am)
- 27MonSaturn is stationary — resumes direct (eastward) motion. (9:02pm)
- 27MonMercury is stationary — resumes direct (eastward) motion. (9:55pm)
Sun & twilight
| Date | Sunrise | Sunset | Day length | Astro. dark begins | ends |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wed 1 | 7:34am | 7:13pm | 11h 39m | 8:41pm | 6:06am |
| Fri 10 | 6:42am | 6:00pm | 11h 17m | 7:27pm | 5:14am |
| Mon 20 | 6:51am | 5:46pm | 10h 54m | 7:14pm | 5:23am |
| Thu 30 | 7:01am | 5:33pm | 10h 32m | 7:02pm | 5:31am |
Days shorten by about 67 minutes over the month.
The Moon
- Last QuarterTue 7, 9:29pm
- New MoonThu 16, 2:15am
- First QuarterThu 23, 1:17pm
- Full MoonThu 30, 4:51am
Apogee 11 Apr (405,800 km) · Perigee 27 Apr (363,400 km)
The planets
Rise/set for mid-month at The Briars.
| Planet | In | Mag | Rise | Transit | Set | Best |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mercury | Psc | 7.7 | 6:54am | 12:17pm | 5:41pm | Hidden |
| Venus | Ari | −3.8 | 7:18am | 12:45pm | 6:12pm | Hidden |
| Mars | Cap | 0.9 | 1:36am | 8:29am | 3:21pm | Morning |
| Jupiter | Tau | −1.8 | 11:27am | 4:12pm | 8:56pm | Evening |
| Saturn | Leo | 0.3 | 3:24pm | 8:40pm | 1:59am | Evening |
| Uranus | Gem | 5.6 | 1:09pm | 5:53pm | 10:38pm | Evening |
| Neptune | Psc | 7.9 | 6:52am | 12:26pm | 6:01pm | 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 52% Moon washes out fainter meteors for part of the night.
The solar system — April 2037
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.