The Sky over the Mornington Peninsula — April 2045
Highlights this month
- 1SatMercury is stationary — resumes direct (eastward) motion. (10:12pm)
- 13ThuThe Moon passes Jupiter — 1° apart. (10:13am)
- 15SatThe Moon passes Mercury — 4° apart. (9:19am)
- 17MonMercury at greatest morning elongation (28° from the Sun, mag 0.3) — best morning apparition. (7:49am)
- 23SunLyrids meteor shower peaks (up to 18/hr). A 38% Moon washes out fainter meteors for part of the night.
- 30SunUranus is stationary — resumes direct (eastward) motion. (7:32am)
Sun & twilight
| Date | Sunrise | Sunset | Day length | Astro. dark begins | ends |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sat 1 | 7:34am | 7:13pm | 11h 39m | 8:40pm | 6:06am |
| Mon 10 | 6:42am | 5:59pm | 11h 17m | 7:27pm | 5:14am |
| Thu 20 | 6:51am | 5:46pm | 10h 54m | 7:14pm | 5:23am |
| Sun 30 | 7:01am | 5:33pm | 10h 32m | 7:02pm | 5:31am |
Days shorten by about 67 minutes over the month.
The Moon
- Full MoonSun 2, 4:40am
- Last QuarterSun 9, 5:51pm
- New MoonMon 17, 5:33pm
- First QuarterMon 24, 5:17pm
Apogee 10 Apr (404,900 km) · Perigee 25 Apr (369,800 km)
The planets
Rise/set for mid-month at The Briars.
| Planet | In | Mag | Rise | Transit | Set | Best |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mercury | Psc | 0.4 | 4:30am | 10:42am | 4:53pm | Morning |
| Venus | Ari | −3.8 | 7:21am | 12:47pm | 6:13pm | Hidden |
| Mars | Ari | 1.2 | 7:08am | 12:35pm | 6:03pm | Hidden |
| Jupiter | Aqr | −1.9 | 2:34am | 9:11am | 3:47pm | Morning |
| Saturn | Oph | 0.1 | 8:13pm | 3:26am | 10:36am | Morning |
| Uranus | Leo | 5.4 | 3:11pm | 8:26pm | 1:44am | Evening |
| Neptune | Ari | 7.9 | 8:17am | 1:33pm | 6:48pm | 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 38% Moon washes out fainter meteors for part of the night.
The solar system — April 2045
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.