The Sky over the Mornington Peninsula — April 2058
Highlights this month
- 4ThuMercury is stationary — resumes direct (eastward) motion. (10:25pm)
- 17WedUranus at opposition — closest and brightest of the year, up all night in Virgo (mag 5.4). (12:07am)
- 20SatMercury at greatest morning elongation (27° from the Sun, mag 0.3) — best morning apparition. (9:12am)
- 21SunThe Moon passes Mercury — 2° apart. (3:29am)
- 21SunThe Moon passes Jupiter — 4° apart. (11:05am)
- 23TueLyrids meteor shower peaks (up to 18/hr). A thin 0% Moon leaves the sky dark.
- 25ThuMercury and Jupiter in conjunction — 2° apart. (8:08pm)
- 29MonSaturn in superior conjunction with the Sun — lost in the glare. (1:30pm)
Sun & twilight
| Date | Sunrise | Sunset | Day length | Astro. dark begins | ends |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mon 1 | 7:34am | 7:13pm | 11h 39m | 8:41pm | 6:06am |
| Wed 10 | 6:42am | 6:00pm | 11h 18m | 7:27pm | 5:14am |
| Sat 20 | 6:51am | 5:46pm | 10h 54m | 7:14pm | 5:23am |
| Tue 30 | 7:01am | 5:33pm | 10h 33m | 7:03pm | 5:31am |
Days shorten by about 67 minutes over the month.
The Moon
- First QuarterMon 1, 12:09pm
- Full MoonTue 9, 9:01am
- Last QuarterTue 16, 8:31am
- New MoonTue 23, 7:31am
Apogee 2 Apr (404,800 km) · Perigee 16 Apr (369,900 km) · Apogee 30 Apr (404,800 km)
The planets
Rise/set for mid-month at The Briars.
| Planet | In | Mag | Rise | Transit | Set | Best |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mercury | Psc | 0.5 | 4:34am | 10:43am | 4:53pm | Morning |
| Venus | Ari | −3.7 | 8:59am | 2:02pm | 7:04pm | Hidden |
| Mars | Psc | 1.2 | 5:21am | 11:16am | 5:11pm | Hidden |
| Jupiter | Psc | −1.9 | 5:14am | 11:11am | 5:08pm | Hidden |
| Saturn | Ari | 0.2 | 7:44am | 1:08pm | 6:32pm | Hidden |
| Uranus | Vir | 5.4 | 5:51pm | 12:29am | 7:02am | All night |
| Neptune | Tau | 7.9 | 10:36am | 3:29pm | 8:21pm | 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 thin 0% Moon leaves the sky dark.
The solar system — April 2058
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.