The Sky over the Mornington Peninsula — April 2068
Highlights this month
- 3TueMercury in superior conjunction with the Sun — lost in the glare. (2:04pm)
- 7SatThe Moon passes Mars — 3° apart. (7:46am)
- 23MonLyrids meteor shower peaks (up to 18/hr). A bright 70% Moon interferes badly this year.
- 29SunMercury at greatest evening elongation (21° from the Sun, mag 0.2) — best evening apparition. (11:46pm)
- 30MonVenus is stationary — begins retrograde (westward) motion. (12:44am)
Sun & twilight
| Date | Sunrise | Sunset | Day length | Astro. dark begins | ends |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sun 1 | 6:34am | 6:12pm | 11h 38m | 7:40pm | 5:07am |
| Tue 10 | 6:43am | 5:59pm | 11h 16m | 7:27pm | 5:15am |
| Fri 20 | 6:52am | 5:45pm | 10h 53m | 7:13pm | 5:23am |
| Mon 30 | 7:01am | 5:33pm | 10h 31m | 7:02pm | 5:32am |
Days shorten by about 66 minutes over the month.
The Moon
- New MoonMon 2, 6:52pm
- First QuarterMon 9, 9:37pm
- Full MoonWed 18, 1:30am
- Last QuarterWed 25, 12:37pm
Perigee 1 Apr (358,900 km) · Apogee 13 Apr (405,700 km) · Perigee 29 Apr (363,600 km)
The planets
Rise/set for mid-month at The Briars.
| Planet | In | Mag | Rise | Transit | Set | Best |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mercury | Ari | −1.3 | 7:53am | 1:07pm | 6:20pm | Hidden |
| Venus | Tau | −4.6 | 10:21am | 2:52pm | 7:23pm | Hidden |
| Mars | Tau | 1.5 | 11:34am | 4:12pm | 8:51pm | Evening |
| Jupiter | Cap | −1.9 | 12:48am | 7:47am | 2:46pm | Morning |
| Saturn | Leo | 0.6 | 4:22pm | 10:02pm | 3:47am | Evening |
| Uranus | Oph | 5.6 | 8:15pm | 3:37am | 10:55am | Morning |
| Neptune | Gem | 7.9 | 12:13pm | 5:00pm | 9:47pm | 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 70% Moon interferes badly this year.
The solar system — April 2068
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 17 August 2026.