The Sky over the Mornington Peninsula — April 2057
Highlights this month
- 1SunThe Moon passes Jupiter — 3° apart. (10:03am)
- 1SunVenus is stationary — resumes direct (eastward) motion. (2:02pm)
- 10TueMercury in inferior conjunction with the Sun — lost in the glare. (11:38am)
- 11WedUranus at opposition — closest and brightest of the year, up all night in Virgo (mag 5.4). (10:45pm)
- 13FriThe Moon passes Mars — 0.2° apart. (11:02am)
- 15SunSaturn in superior conjunction with the Sun — lost in the glare. (12:48pm)
- 22SunMercury is stationary — resumes direct (eastward) motion. (9:12pm)
- 23MonLyrids meteor shower peaks (up to 18/hr). A bright 80% Moon interferes badly this year.
- 29SunThe Moon passes Jupiter — 4° apart. (1:36am)
Sun & twilight
| Date | Sunrise | Sunset | Day length | Astro. dark begins | ends |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sun 1 | 6:34am | 6:13pm | 11h 39m | 7:40pm | 5:06am |
| Tue 10 | 6:42am | 5:59pm | 11h 17m | 7:27pm | 5:15am |
| Fri 20 | 6:52am | 5:45pm | 10h 54m | 7:14pm | 5:23am |
| Mon 30 | 7:01am | 5:33pm | 10h 32m | 7:02pm | 5:31am |
Days shorten by about 67 minutes over the month.
The Moon
- New MoonWed 4, 11:31am
- First QuarterThu 12, 3:00pm
- Full MoonThu 19, 8:56pm
- Last QuarterThu 26, 12:08pm
Apogee 9 Apr (405,300 km) · Perigee 21 Apr (361,600 km)
The planets
Rise/set for mid-month at The Briars.
| Planet | In | Mag | Rise | Transit | Set | Best |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mercury | Psc | 4.6 | 6:09am | 11:46am | 5:23pm | Hidden |
| Venus | Aqr | −4.6 | 3:48am | 9:56am | 4:04pm | Morning |
| Mars | Cnc | 0.6 | 2:21pm | 7:10pm | 12:02am | Evening |
| Jupiter | Aqr | −1.9 | 2:54am | 9:26am | 3:58pm | Morning |
| Saturn | Psc | 0.4 | 6:46am | 12:23pm | 6:00pm | Hidden |
| Uranus | Vir | 5.4 | 5:38pm | 12:09am | 6:36am | All night |
| Neptune | Tau | 7.9 | 10:24am | 3:18pm | 8:13pm | 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 80% Moon interferes badly this year.
The solar system — April 2057
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.