The Sky over the Mornington Peninsula — April 2051
Highlights this month
- 9SunThe Moon passes Venus — 5° apart. (8:20am)
- 12WedMercury is stationary — resumes direct (eastward) motion. (6:19pm)
- 14FriThe Moon passes Mars — 5° apart. (11:42pm)
- 22SatJupiter is stationary — resumes direct (eastward) motion. (3:25pm)
- 23SunLyrids meteor shower peaks (up to 18/hr). A bright 93% Moon interferes badly this year.
- 25TueMercury and Venus in conjunction — 0.9° apart. (9:56am)
- 28FriMercury at greatest morning elongation (27° from the Sun, mag 0.4) — best morning apparition. (8:17am)
Sun & twilight
| Date | Sunrise | Sunset | Day length | Astro. dark begins | ends |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sat 1 | 7:33am | 7:14pm | 11h 40m | 8:41pm | 6:06am |
| Mon 10 | 6:42am | 6:00pm | 11h 18m | 7:28pm | 5:14am |
| Thu 20 | 6:51am | 5:46pm | 10h 55m | 7:14pm | 5:23am |
| Sun 30 | 7:00am | 5:34pm | 10h 33m | 7:03pm | 5:31am |
Days shorten by about 67 minutes over the month.
The Moon
- Last QuarterTue 4, 7:51pm
- New MoonTue 11, 12:00pm
- First QuarterTue 18, 8:37am
- Full MoonWed 26, 12:20pm
Perigee 11 Apr (356,900 km) · Apogee 23 Apr (406,100 km)
The planets
Rise/set for mid-month at The Briars.
| Planet | In | Mag | Rise | Transit | Set | Best |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mercury | Psc | 1.3 | 4:59am | 10:59am | 5:00pm | Morning |
| Venus | Psc | −3.7 | 4:20am | 10:33am | 4:46pm | Morning |
| Mars | Tau | 1.5 | 10:51am | 3:34pm | 8:17pm | Evening |
| Jupiter | Leo | −2.1 | 3:23pm | 8:40pm | 2:01am | Evening |
| Saturn | Cap | 0.7 | 1:20am | 8:14am | 3:08pm | Morning |
| Uranus | Leo | 5.4 | 4:28pm | 10:18pm | 4:12am | Evening |
| Neptune | Tau | 7.9 | 9:23am | 2:26pm | 7:30pm | 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 93% Moon interferes badly this year.
The solar system — April 2051
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.