The Sky over the Mornington Peninsula — April 2049
Highlights this month
- 3SatVenus is stationary — resumes direct (eastward) motion. (11:32pm)
- 8ThuThe Moon passes Jupiter — 1° apart. (1:30pm)
- 17SatMercury at greatest evening elongation (20° from the Sun, mag 0.1) — best evening apparition. (6:05am)
- 23FriLyrids meteor shower peaks (up to 18/hr). A bright 68% Moon interferes badly this year.
- 24SatThe Moon passes Saturn — 4° apart. (5:28pm)
- 27TueMercury is stationary — begins retrograde (westward) motion. (1:47pm)
- 28WedThe Moon passes Venus — 4° apart. (11:24pm)
Sun & twilight
| Date | Sunrise | Sunset | Day length | Astro. dark begins | ends |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thu 1 | 7:34am | 7:13pm | 11h 39m | 8:40pm | 6:06am |
| Sat 10 | 6:42am | 5:59pm | 11h 17m | 7:27pm | 5:14am |
| Tue 20 | 6:52am | 5:45pm | 10h 54m | 7:14pm | 5:23am |
| Fri 30 | 7:01am | 5:33pm | 10h 32m | 7:02pm | 5:31am |
Days shorten by about 67 minutes over the month.
The Moon
- New MoonFri 2, 10:39pm
- First QuarterSat 10, 5:32pm
- Full MoonSun 18, 11:10am
- Last QuarterSun 25, 7:13am
Apogee 10 Apr (404,700 km) · Perigee 23 Apr (368,800 km)
The planets
Rise/set for mid-month at The Briars.
| Planet | In | Mag | Rise | Transit | Set | Best |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mercury | Ari | −0.2 | 8:31am | 1:32pm | 6:33pm | Hidden |
| Venus | Aqr | −4.6 | 3:55am | 10:01am | 4:07pm | Morning |
| Mars | Tau | 1.6 | 9:38am | 2:32pm | 7:26pm | Hidden |
| Jupiter | Tau | −1.8 | 11:45am | 4:28pm | 9:12pm | Evening |
| Saturn | Sgr | 0.5 | 11:27pm | 6:42am | 1:53pm | Morning |
| Uranus | Leo | 5.4 | 4:02pm | 9:39pm | 3:21am | Evening |
| Neptune | Ari | 7.9 | 9:00am | 2:07pm | 7:14pm | 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 2049
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.