The Sky over the Mornington Peninsula — April 2062
Highlights this month
- 6ThuThe Moon passes Venus — 3° apart. (12:13pm)
- 17MonThe Moon passes Jupiter — 4° apart. (3:24am)
- 20ThuMercury at greatest evening elongation (20° from the Sun, mag 0.1) — best evening apparition. (5:27am)
- 23SunLyrids meteor shower peaks (up to 18/hr). A bright 100% Moon interferes badly this year.
- 30SunMercury is stationary — begins retrograde (westward) motion. (8:02pm)
Sun & twilight
| Date | Sunrise | Sunset | Day length | Astro. dark begins | ends |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sat 1 | 7:34am | 7:13pm | 11h 39m | 8:41pm | 6:06am |
| Mon 10 | 6:42am | 6:00pm | 11h 18m | 7:27pm | 5:14am |
| Thu 20 | 6:51am | 5:46pm | 10h 54m | 7:14pm | 5:23am |
| Sun 30 | 7:01am | 5:33pm | 10h 33m | 7:03pm | 5:31am |
Days shorten by about 67 minutes over the month.
The Moon
- Last QuarterSun 2, 9:54am
- New MoonMon 10, 3:20am
- First QuarterSun 16, 10:07pm
- Full MoonMon 24, 3:00am
Apogee 1 Apr (404,700 km) · Perigee 14 Apr (368,200 km) · Apogee 29 Apr (405,100 km)
The planets
Rise/set for mid-month at The Briars.
| Planet | In | Mag | Rise | Transit | Set | Best |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mercury | Ari | −0.5 | 8:27am | 1:30pm | 6:33pm | Hidden |
| Venus | Aqr | −4.0 | 3:13am | 9:41am | 4:08pm | Morning |
| Mars | Ari | 1.4 | 7:54am | 1:11pm | 6:27pm | Hidden |
| Jupiter | Cnc | −1.9 | 2:00pm | 6:52pm | 11:45pm | Evening |
| Saturn | Tau | −0.0 | 11:45am | 4:31pm | 9:18pm | Evening |
| Uranus | Lib | 5.4 | 6:44pm | 1:43am | 8:39am | Morning |
| Neptune | Tau | 7.9 | 11:17am | 4:06pm | 8:55pm | 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 100% Moon interferes badly this year.
The solar system — April 2062
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 August 2026.