The Sky over the Mornington Peninsula — April 2044
Highlights this month
- 7ThuMercury in inferior conjunction with the Sun — lost in the glare. (8:34am)
- 9SatThe Moon passes Mars — 2° apart. (4:31pm)
- 19TueMercury is stationary — resumes direct (eastward) motion. (6:20pm)
- 21ThuThe Moon passes Jupiter — 3° apart. (6:28am)
- 23SatLyrids meteor shower peaks (up to 18/hr). A thin 24% Moon leaves the sky dark.
- 23SatMars is stationary — resumes direct (eastward) motion. (6:40pm)
- 25MonUranus is stationary — resumes direct (eastward) motion. (6:16am)
- 26TueThe Moon passes Mercury — 4° apart. (9:23am)
Sun & twilight
| Date | Sunrise | Sunset | Day length | Astro. dark begins | ends |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fri 1 | 7:34am | 7:12pm | 11h 38m | 8:40pm | 6:06am |
| Sun 10 | 6:42am | 5:59pm | 11h 17m | 7:27pm | 5:15am |
| Wed 20 | 6:52am | 5:45pm | 10h 54m | 7:14pm | 5:23am |
| Sat 30 | 7:01am | 5:33pm | 10h 32m | 7:02pm | 5:31am |
Days shorten by about 67 minutes over the month.
The Moon
- First QuarterTue 5, 1:47pm
- Full MoonTue 12, 7:41pm
- Last QuarterWed 20, 9:45pm
- New MoonThu 28, 5:45am
Perigee 2 Apr (367,600 km) · Apogee 18 Apr (405,200 km) · Perigee 30 Apr (362,300 km)
The planets
Rise/set for mid-month at The Briars.
| Planet | In | Mag | Rise | Transit | Set | Best |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mercury | Psc | 3.1 | 5:44am | 11:29am | 5:14pm | Hidden |
| Venus | Tau | −4.6 | 10:34am | 3:05pm | 7:36pm | Hidden |
| Mars | Leo | −0.6 | 4:09pm | 9:40pm | 3:15am | Evening |
| Jupiter | Cap | −1.9 | 12:06am | 7:13am | 2:20pm | Morning |
| Saturn | Lib | 0.1 | 7:31pm | 2:35am | 9:36am | Morning |
| Uranus | Cnc | 5.4 | 2:56pm | 8:06pm | 1:19am | Evening |
| Neptune | Ari | 7.9 | 8:05am | 1:23pm | 6:41pm | 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 24% Moon leaves the sky dark.
The solar system — April 2044
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.