The Sky over the Mornington Peninsula — April 2066
Highlights this month
- 6TueThe Moon passes Saturn — 4° apart. (9:37am)
- 14WedThe Moon passes Jupiter — 4° apart. (5:39am)
- 22ThuSaturn is stationary — resumes direct (eastward) motion. (5:38am)
- 23FriLyrids meteor shower peaks (up to 18/hr). A thin 2% Moon leaves the sky dark.
- 28WedThe Moon passes Mars — 1° apart. (9:50am)
Sun & twilight
| Date | Sunrise | Sunset | Day length | Astro. dark begins | ends |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thu 1 | 7:34am | 7:13pm | 11h 39m | 8:41pm | 6:06am |
| Sat 10 | 6:42am | 6:00pm | 11h 17m | 7:27pm | 5:14am |
| Tue 20 | 6:51am | 5:46pm | 10h 54m | 7:14pm | 5:23am |
| Fri 30 | 7:01am | 5:33pm | 10h 32m | 7:03pm | 5:31am |
Days shorten by about 67 minutes over the month.
The Moon
- First QuarterSat 3, 10:09am
- Full MoonSat 10, 8:10pm
- Last QuarterSat 17, 12:26pm
- New MoonSat 24, 10:29pm
Apogee 1 Apr (405,000 km) · Perigee 13 Apr (364,500 km) · Apogee 29 Apr (405,600 km)
The planets
Rise/set for mid-month at The Briars.
| Planet | In | Mag | Rise | Transit | Set | Best |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mercury | Psc | −0.4 | 5:05am | 11:09am | 5:13pm | Hidden |
| Venus | Ari | −3.7 | 9:02am | 2:04pm | 7:05pm | Hidden |
| Mars | Tau | 1.6 | 10:23am | 3:09pm | 7:56pm | Evening |
| Jupiter | Oph | −2.2 | 8:05pm | 3:22am | 10:35am | Morning |
| Saturn | Leo | 0.2 | 3:08pm | 8:18pm | 1:32am | Evening |
| Uranus | Sco | 5.5 | 7:44pm | 3:00am | 10:13am | Morning |
| Neptune | Tau | 7.9 | 11:56am | 4:43pm | 9:30pm | 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 2% Moon leaves the sky dark.
The solar system — April 2066
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.