The Sky over the Mornington Peninsula — April 2063
Highlights this month
- 3TueMercury at greatest evening elongation (19° from the Sun, mag −0.1) — best evening apparition. (1:32am)
- 9MonMars is stationary — begins retrograde (westward) motion. (6:41am)
- 9MonThe Moon passes Jupiter — 0.2° apart. (9:19pm)
- 11WedMercury is stationary — begins retrograde (westward) motion. (5:48pm)
- 21SatMercury in inferior conjunction with the Sun — lost in the glare. (10:16pm)
- 23MonLyrids meteor shower peaks (up to 18/hr). A 26% Moon washes out fainter meteors for part of the night.
- 27FriJupiter is stationary — resumes direct (eastward) motion. (3:22am)
Sun & twilight
| Date | Sunrise | Sunset | Day length | Astro. dark begins | ends |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sun 1 | 6:34am | 6:13pm | 11h 40m | 7:41pm | 5:06am |
| Tue 10 | 6:42am | 6:00pm | 11h 18m | 7:28pm | 5:14am |
| Fri 20 | 6:51am | 5:46pm | 10h 55m | 7:14pm | 5:23am |
| Mon 30 | 7:00am | 5:33pm | 10h 33m | 7:03pm | 5:31am |
Days shorten by about 67 minutes over the month.
The Moon
- First QuarterFri 6, 7:26pm
- Full MoonFri 13, 12:32pm
- Last QuarterSat 21, 12:41am
- New MoonSun 29, 12:59am
Perigee 10 Apr (364,900 km) · Apogee 22 Apr (404,900 km)
The planets
Rise/set for mid-month at The Briars.
| Planet | In | Mag | Rise | Transit | Set | Best |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mercury | Ari | 3.6 | 7:44am | 12:54pm | 6:04pm | Hidden |
| Venus | Tau | −4.0 | 10:22am | 3:05pm | 7:49pm | Evening |
| Mars | Sco | −1.1 | 7:35pm | 2:46am | 9:53am | Morning |
| Jupiter | Leo | −2.1 | 3:35pm | 8:57pm | 2:23am | Evening |
| Saturn | Gem | −0.0 | 12:43pm | 5:29pm | 10:14pm | Evening |
| Uranus | Lib | 5.5 | 6:59pm | 2:04am | 9:04am | Morning |
| Neptune | Tau | 7.9 | 11:28am | 4:16pm | 9:04pm | 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 26% Moon washes out fainter meteors for part of the night.
The solar system — April 2063
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.