The Sky over the Mornington Peninsula — April 2041
Highlights this month
- 6SatVenus is stationary — resumes direct (eastward) motion. (8:06am)
- 11ThuSaturn at opposition — closest and brightest of the year, up all night in Virgo (mag 0.2). (12:32am)
- 11ThuUranus is stationary — resumes direct (eastward) motion. (6:08am)
- 15MonMercury in superior conjunction with the Sun — lost in the glare. (3:32am)
- 16TueThe Moon passes Saturn — 0.6° apart. (10:09am)
- 16TueThe Moon passes Jupiter — 0.1° apart. (10:04pm)
- 16TueJupiter at opposition — closest and brightest of the year, up all night in Virgo (mag −2.3). (10:17pm)
- 23TueLyrids meteor shower peaks (up to 18/hr). A 55% Moon washes out fainter meteors for part of the night.
- 25ThuNeptune in superior conjunction with the Sun — lost in the glare. (7:07pm)
- 28SunThe Moon passes Mars — 2° apart. (3:17pm)
Sun & twilight
| Date | Sunrise | Sunset | Day length | Astro. dark begins | ends |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mon 1 | 7:34am | 7:13pm | 11h 39m | 8:40pm | 6:06am |
| Wed 10 | 6:42am | 6:00pm | 11h 17m | 7:27pm | 5:14am |
| Sat 20 | 6:51am | 5:46pm | 10h 54m | 7:14pm | 5:23am |
| Tue 30 | 7:01am | 5:33pm | 10h 32m | 7:02pm | 5:31am |
Days shorten by about 67 minutes over the month.
The Moon
- New MoonMon 1, 12:31pm
- First QuarterMon 8, 7:44pm
- Full MoonTue 16, 10:02pm
- Last QuarterWed 24, 3:31am
- New MoonTue 30, 9:50pm
Apogee 11 Apr (405,300 km) · Perigee 27 Apr (367,200 km)
The planets
Rise/set for mid-month at The Briars.
| Planet | In | Mag | Rise | Transit | Set | Best |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mercury | Psc | −2.1 | 6:48am | 12:22pm | 5:55pm | Hidden |
| Venus | Aqr | −4.6 | 4:04am | 10:07am | 4:10pm | Morning |
| Mars | Psc | 1.2 | 4:32am | 10:40am | 4:48pm | Morning |
| Jupiter | Vir | −2.3 | 5:55pm | 12:30am | 7:01am | All night |
| Saturn | Vir | 0.2 | 5:45pm | 12:08am | 6:28am | All night |
| Uranus | Cnc | 5.5 | 2:14pm | 7:10pm | 12:10am | Evening |
| Neptune | Ari | 7.9 | 7:34am | 12:59pm | 6:24pm | 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 55% Moon washes out fainter meteors for part of the night.
The solar system — April 2041
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.