The Sky over the Mornington Peninsula — April 2046
Highlights this month
- 2MonSaturn is stationary — begins retrograde (westward) motion. (12:31am)
- 2MonThe Moon passes Venus — 0.8° apart. (5:23pm)
- 4WedThe Moon passes Mercury — 5° apart. (9:11am)
- 15SunMercury and Jupiter in conjunction — 2° apart. (1:47pm)
- 18WedMars at opposition — closest and brightest of the year, up all night in Virgo (mag −1.6). (3:42am)
- 23MonLyrids meteor shower peaks (up to 18/hr). A bright 91% Moon interferes badly this year.
Sun & twilight
| Date | Sunrise | Sunset | Day length | Astro. dark begins | ends |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sun 1 | 6:34am | 6:13pm | 11h 40m | 7:41pm | 5:06am |
| Tue 10 | 6:42am | 6:00pm | 11h 18m | 7:27pm | 5:14am |
| Fri 20 | 6:51am | 5:46pm | 10h 55m | 7:14pm | 5:23am |
| Mon 30 | 7:00am | 5:33pm | 10h 33m | 7:03pm | 5:31am |
Days shorten by about 67 minutes over the month.
The Moon
- New MoonFri 6, 9:58pm
- First QuarterSat 14, 1:27pm
- Full MoonSat 21, 4:16am
- Last QuarterSat 28, 9:35am
Apogee 3 Apr (406,100 km) · Perigee 19 Apr (360,600 km)
The planets
Rise/set for mid-month at The Briars.
| Planet | In | Mag | Rise | Transit | Set | Best |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mercury | Psc | −0.2 | 4:51am | 10:59am | 5:06pm | Morning |
| Venus | Aqr | −4.1 | 3:10am | 9:38am | 4:06pm | Morning |
| Mars | Vir | −1.5 | 6:03pm | 12:39am | 7:10am | All night |
| Jupiter | Psc | −1.9 | 4:55am | 10:57am | 4:59pm | Morning |
| Saturn | Oph | 0.2 | 8:58pm | 4:17am | 11:33am | Morning |
| Uranus | Leo | 5.4 | 3:25pm | 8:45pm | 2:09am | Evening |
| Neptune | Ari | 7.9 | 8:29am | 1:42pm | 6:56pm | 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 91% Moon interferes badly this year.
The solar system — April 2046
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.