The Sky over the Mornington Peninsula — April 2065
Highlights this month
- 3FriThe Moon passes Venus — 2° apart. (12:25pm)
- 3FriThe Moon passes Mercury — 4° apart. (9:55pm)
- 7TueSaturn is stationary — resumes direct (eastward) motion. (4:43pm)
- 12SunMercury at greatest morning elongation (28° from the Sun, mag 0.3) — best morning apparition. (11:16am)
- 15WedThe Moon passes Saturn — 1° apart. (7:28am)
- 23ThuLyrids meteor shower peaks (up to 18/hr). A bright 91% Moon interferes badly this year.
- 25SatJupiter at opposition — closest and brightest of the year, up all night in Virgo (mag −2.3). (10:20am)
- 26SunThe Moon passes Mars — 0.3° apart. (5:48am)
Sun & twilight
| Date | Sunrise | Sunset | Day length | Astro. dark begins | ends |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wed 1 | 7:34am | 7:13pm | 11h 39m | 8:40pm | 6:06am |
| Fri 10 | 6:42am | 5:59pm | 11h 17m | 7:27pm | 5:15am |
| Mon 20 | 6:52am | 5:45pm | 10h 54m | 7:14pm | 5:23am |
| Thu 30 | 7:01am | 5:33pm | 10h 32m | 7:02pm | 5:31am |
Days shorten by about 67 minutes over the month.
The Moon
- New MoonMon 6, 5:04am
- First QuarterTue 14, 8:40am
- Full Moon SupermoonTue 21, 4:38am
- Last QuarterMon 27, 9:06pm
Apogee 8 Apr (406,100 km) · Perigee 21 Apr (357,000 km)
The planets
Rise/set for mid-month at The Briars.
| Planet | In | Mag | Rise | Transit | Set | Best |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mercury | Psc | 0.2 | 4:30am | 10:42am | 4:54pm | Morning |
| Venus | Aqr | −4.6 | 3:41am | 9:51am | 4:02pm | Morning |
| Mars | Sgr | −0.1 | 10:08pm | 5:33am | 12:57pm | Morning |
| Jupiter | Vir | −2.3 | 6:20pm | 1:06am | 7:47am | All night |
| Saturn | Cnc | 0.1 | 2:23pm | 7:21pm | 12:23am | Evening |
| Uranus | Lib | 5.5 | 7:27pm | 2:40am | 9:49am | Morning |
| Neptune | Tau | 7.9 | 11:45am | 4:33pm | 9:20pm | 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 91% Moon interferes badly this year.
The solar system — April 2065
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 16 August 2026.