The Sky over the Mornington Peninsula — April 2039
Highlights this month
- 2SatUranus is stationary — resumes direct (eastward) motion. (10:59am)
- 5TueThe Moon passes Jupiter — 3° apart. (11:07am)
- 7ThuMercury at greatest morning elongation (28° from the Sun, mag 0.3) — best morning apparition. (9:19am)
- 7ThuThe Moon passes Saturn — 3° apart. (8:03pm)
- 18MonJupiter is stationary — resumes direct (eastward) motion. (4:27am)
- 19TueThe Moon passes Mars — 4° apart. (8:31pm)
- 21ThuNeptune in superior conjunction with the Sun — lost in the glare. (4:40pm)
- 21ThuThe Moon passes Mercury — 2° apart. (5:14pm)
- 23SatLyrids meteor shower peaks (up to 18/hr). A thin 0% Moon leaves the sky dark.
- 27WedThe Moon passes Venus — 3° apart. (5:49pm)
Sun & twilight
| Date | Sunrise | Sunset | Day length | Astro. dark begins | ends |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fri 1 | 7:33am | 7:14pm | 11h 40m | 8:41pm | 6:06am |
| Sun 10 | 6:42am | 6:00pm | 11h 19m | 7:28pm | 5:14am |
| Wed 20 | 6:51am | 5:46pm | 10h 55m | 7:15pm | 5:23am |
| Sat 30 | 7:00am | 5:34pm | 10h 33m | 7:03pm | 5:31am |
Days shorten by about 67 minutes over the month.
The Moon
- First QuarterSat 2, 8:56am
- Full MoonSat 9, 12:59pm
- Last QuarterSat 16, 4:09am
- New MoonSat 23, 7:34pm
Perigee 11 Apr (361,100 km) · Apogee 26 Apr (406,000 km)
The planets
Rise/set for mid-month at The Briars.
| Planet | In | Mag | Rise | Transit | Set | Best |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mercury | Psc | 0.1 | 4:34am | 10:46am | 4:58pm | Morning |
| Venus | Tau | −4.0 | 10:15am | 3:00pm | 7:45pm | Evening |
| Mars | Aqr | 1.1 | 3:08am | 9:39am | 4:09pm | Morning |
| Jupiter | Leo | −2.0 | 3:11pm | 8:23pm | 1:39am | Evening |
| Saturn | Leo | 0.7 | 4:40pm | 10:26pm | 4:18am | Evening |
| Uranus | Gem | 5.5 | 1:44pm | 6:34pm | 11:23pm | Evening |
| Neptune | Ari | 7.9 | 7:15am | 12:44pm | 6:14pm | 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 0% Moon leaves the sky dark.
The solar system — April 2039
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.