The Sky over the Mornington Peninsula — April 2043
Highlights this month
- 7TueMercury at greatest evening elongation (19° from the Sun, mag −0.0) — best evening apparition. (4:27pm)
- 7TueThe Moon passes Venus — 0.8° apart. (10:00pm)
- 16ThuMercury is stationary — begins retrograde (westward) motion. (9:10pm)
- 20MonJupiter is stationary — begins retrograde (westward) motion. (1:25pm)
- 21TueUranus is stationary — resumes direct (eastward) motion. (5:34am)
- 23ThuLyrids meteor shower peaks (up to 18/hr). A bright 99% Moon interferes badly this year.
- 27MonMercury in inferior conjunction with the Sun — lost in the glare. (3:00am)
- 30ThuNeptune in superior conjunction with the Sun — lost in the glare. (9:51pm)
Sun & twilight
| Date | Sunrise | Sunset | Day length | Astro. dark begins | ends |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wed 1 | 7:33am | 7:14pm | 11h 40m | 8:41pm | 6:06am |
| Fri 10 | 6:42am | 6:00pm | 11h 18m | 7:28pm | 5:14am |
| Mon 20 | 6:51am | 5:46pm | 10h 55m | 7:14pm | 5:23am |
| Thu 30 | 7:00am | 5:34pm | 10h 33m | 7:03pm | 5:31am |
Days shorten by about 67 minutes over the month.
The Moon
- Last QuarterFri 3, 6:01am
- New MoonFri 10, 5:06am
- First QuarterThu 16, 8:06pm
- Full MoonFri 24, 5:26pm
Perigee 11 Apr (358,300 km) · Apogee 26 Apr (406,200 km)
The planets
Rise/set for mid-month at The Briars.
| Planet | In | Mag | Rise | Transit | Set | Best |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mercury | Ari | 1.6 | 8:13am | 1:16pm | 6:19pm | Hidden |
| Venus | Psc | −3.7 | 4:18am | 10:31am | 4:45pm | Morning |
| Mars | Psc | 1.2 | 5:51am | 11:39am | 5:27pm | Hidden |
| Jupiter | Sgr | −2.1 | 9:40pm | 5:04am | 12:24pm | Morning |
| Saturn | Lib | 0.1 | 6:56pm | 1:49am | 8:37am | Morning |
| Uranus | Cnc | 5.5 | 2:45pm | 7:50pm | 12:59am | Evening |
| Neptune | Ari | 7.9 | 7:57am | 1:18pm | 6:38pm | 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 2043
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.