The Sky for the Month

The Sky over the Mornington Peninsula — April 2052

Computed for The Briars, Mt Martha. Times are local (Melbourne).

9TueMercury at greatest morning elongation (28° from the Sun, mag 0.3) — best morning apparition. (10:14am)
12FriThe Moon passes Jupiter — 3° apart. (8:51am)
23TueLyrids meteor shower peaks (up to 18/hr). A 39% Moon washes out fainter meteors for part of the night.
24WedThe Moon passes Saturn — 5° apart. (7:41pm)

Date	Sunrise	Sunset	Day length	Astro. dark begins	ends
Mon 1	7:34am	7:12pm	11h 38m	8:40pm	6:06am
Wed 10	6:43am	5:59pm	11h 17m	7:27pm	5:15am
Sat 20	6:52am	5:45pm	10h 53m	7:13pm	5:23am
Tue 30	7:01am	5:33pm	10h 32m	7:02pm	5:31am

Days shorten by about 67 minutes over the month.

Perigee 1 Apr (360,400 km) · Apogee 17 Apr (406,100 km) · Perigee 29 Apr (357,200 km)

Rise/set for mid-month at The Briars.

Planet	In	Mag	Rise	Transit	Set	Best
Mercury	Psc	0.1	4:32am	10:44am	4:56pm	Morning
Venus	Tau	−4.6	10:30am	3:01pm	7:32pm	Hidden
Mars	Cap	0.7	12:57am	7:58am	2:58pm	Morning
Jupiter	Vir	−2.2	4:43pm	10:38pm	4:38am	Evening
Saturn	Aqr	0.8	2:11am	8:54am	3:37pm	Morning
Uranus	Vir	5.4	4:37pm	10:33pm	4:33am	Evening
Neptune	Tau	7.9	9:31am	2:32pm	7:34pm	Hidden

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 39% Moon washes out fainter meteors for part of the night.

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.