The Sky over the Mornington Peninsula — April 2060
Highlights this month
- 4SunThe Moon passes Jupiter — 3° apart. (4:12pm)
- 4SunThe Moon passes Saturn — 4° apart. (4:34pm)
- 6TueMars in superior conjunction with the Sun — lost in the glare. (2:25pm)
- 8ThuJupiter and Saturn in conjunction — 1° apart. (12:47am)
- 23FriLyrids meteor shower peaks (up to 18/hr). A 55% Moon washes out fainter meteors for part of the night.
- 26MonUranus at opposition — closest and brightest of the year, up all night in Virgo (mag 5.4). (2:08am)
- 26MonMercury in superior conjunction with the Sun — lost in the glare. (6:08pm)
Sun & twilight
| Date | Sunrise | Sunset | Day length | Astro. dark begins | ends |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thu 1 | 7:34am | 7:12pm | 11h 38m | 8:40pm | 6:07am |
| Sat 10 | 6:43am | 5:59pm | 11h 16m | 7:27pm | 5:15am |
| Tue 20 | 6:52am | 5:45pm | 10h 53m | 7:13pm | 5:23am |
| Fri 30 | 7:01am | 5:33pm | 10h 32m | 7:02pm | 5:31am |
Days shorten by about 67 minutes over the month.
The Moon
- New MoonThu 1, 12:41pm
- First QuarterThu 8, 5:41am
- Full MoonFri 16, 7:22am
- Last QuarterSat 24, 5:05am
- New MoonFri 30, 8:12pm
Perigee 1 Apr (356,700 km) · Apogee 15 Apr (406,200 km) · Perigee 29 Apr (357,700 km)
The planets
Rise/set for mid-month at The Briars.
| Planet | In | Mag | Rise | Transit | Set | Best |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mercury | Psc | −1.0 | 5:46am | 11:38am | 5:29pm | Hidden |
| Venus | Tau | −4.6 | 10:26am | 2:57pm | 7:28pm | Hidden |
| Mars | Psc | 1.2 | 6:38am | 12:13pm | 5:48pm | Hidden |
| Jupiter | Tau | −1.8 | 9:49am | 2:45pm | 7:40pm | Evening |
| Saturn | Tau | 0.1 | 9:42am | 2:43pm | 7:43pm | Evening |
| Uranus | Vir | 5.4 | 6:15pm | 1:04am | 7:48am | All night |
| Neptune | Tau | 7.9 | 10:54am | 3:45pm | 8:36pm | 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 55% Moon washes out fainter meteors for part of the night.
The solar system — April 2060
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.