The Sky over the Mornington Peninsula — April 2054
Highlights this month
- 4SatThe Moon passes Mars — 2° apart. (8:38am)
- 4SatThe Moon passes Venus — 0.4° apart. (4:09pm)
- 6MonThe Moon passes Saturn — 0.6° apart. (9:15am)
- 17FriMercury in superior conjunction with the Sun — lost in the glare. (10:07pm)
- 23ThuLyrids meteor shower peaks (up to 18/hr). A bright 98% Moon interferes badly this year.
- 25SatThe Moon passes Jupiter — 4° apart. (12:03am)
- 25SatVenus and Saturn in conjunction — 0.8° apart. (5:29am)
Sun & twilight
| Date | Sunrise | Sunset | Day length | Astro. dark begins | ends |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wed 1 | 7:34am | 7:13pm | 11h 39m | 8:41pm | 6:06am |
| Fri 10 | 6:42am | 6:00pm | 11h 18m | 7:27pm | 5:14am |
| Mon 20 | 6:51am | 5:46pm | 10h 54m | 7:14pm | 5:23am |
| Thu 30 | 7:01am | 5:33pm | 10h 33m | 7:03pm | 5:31am |
Days shorten by about 67 minutes over the month.
The Moon
- New MoonWed 8, 2:38pm
- First QuarterWed 15, 6:30pm
- Full MoonWed 22, 1:59pm
- Last QuarterThu 30, 6:45am
Apogee 2 Apr (405,200 km) · Perigee 18 Apr (367,800 km) · Apogee 30 Apr (404,700 km)
The planets
Rise/set for mid-month at The Briars.
| Planet | In | Mag | Rise | Transit | Set | Best |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mercury | Psc | −1.8 | 6:32am | 12:11pm | 5:49pm | Hidden |
| Venus | Aqr | −4.1 | 3:12am | 9:39am | 4:07pm | Morning |
| Mars | Aqr | 1.0 | 2:34am | 9:12am | 3:51pm | Morning |
| Jupiter | Sco | −2.2 | 7:49pm | 3:03am | 10:13am | Morning |
| Saturn | Psc | 1.1 | 4:01am | 10:19am | 4:37pm | Morning |
| Uranus | Vir | 5.4 | 5:03pm | 11:11pm | 5:24am | Evening |
| Neptune | Tau | 7.9 | 9:54am | 2:52pm | 7:51pm | Evening |
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 98% Moon interferes badly this year.
The solar system — April 2054
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.