The Sky over the Mornington Peninsula — April 2048
Highlights this month
- 4SatThe Moon passes Mars — 2° apart. (2:05am)
- 6MonThe Moon passes Saturn — 0.7° apart. (2:25am)
- 7TueMercury in superior conjunction with the Sun — lost in the glare. (11:45pm)
- 23ThuLyrids meteor shower peaks (up to 18/hr). A bright 68% Moon interferes badly this year.
- 24FriSaturn is stationary — begins retrograde (westward) motion. (7:01pm)
- 30ThuMars is stationary — begins retrograde (westward) motion. (5:44pm)
Sun & twilight
| Date | Sunrise | Sunset | Day length | Astro. dark begins | ends |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wed 1 | 7:34am | 7:12pm | 11h 38m | 8:40pm | 6:06am |
| Fri 10 | 6:42am | 5:59pm | 11h 17m | 7:27pm | 5:15am |
| Mon 20 | 6:52am | 5:45pm | 10h 53m | 7:14pm | 5:23am |
| Thu 30 | 7:01am | 5:33pm | 10h 32m | 7:02pm | 5:31am |
Days shorten by about 67 minutes over the month.
The Moon
- Last QuarterMon 6, 4:13am
- New MoonMon 13, 3:19pm
- First QuarterTue 21, 8:05pm
- Full MoonTue 28, 9:19pm
Perigee 1 Apr (363,900 km) · Apogee 17 Apr (405,700 km) · Perigee 29 Apr (359,200 km)
The planets
Rise/set for mid-month at The Briars.
| Planet | In | Mag | Rise | Transit | Set | Best |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mercury | Ari | −1.6 | 7:30am | 12:51pm | 6:11pm | Hidden |
| Venus | Psc | −3.7 | 5:49am | 11:39am | 5:28pm | Hidden |
| Mars | Oph | −0.7 | 8:34pm | 3:57am | 11:17am | Morning |
| Jupiter | Tau | −1.8 | 9:29am | 2:28pm | 7:28pm | Hidden |
| Saturn | Sgr | 0.4 | 10:34pm | 5:54am | 1:10pm | Morning |
| Uranus | Leo | 5.4 | 3:49pm | 9:20pm | 2:56am | Evening |
| Neptune | Ari | 7.9 | 8:48am | 1:57pm | 7:07pm | 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 68% Moon interferes badly this year.
The solar system — April 2048
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.