The Sky over the Mornington Peninsula — April 2073
Highlights this month
- 5WedMercury and Mars in conjunction — 1° apart. (3:59am)
- 5WedThe Moon passes Mars — 1° apart. (11:40pm)
- 6ThuThe Moon passes Mercury — 0.2° apart. (1:26am)
- 10MonUranus is stationary — begins retrograde (westward) motion. (4:05am)
- 14FriThe Moon passes Jupiter — 4° apart. (5:32am)
- 23SunLyrids meteor shower peaks (up to 18/hr). A bright 98% Moon interferes badly this year.
- 23SunThe Moon passes Saturn — 3° apart. (9:25pm)
- 29SatMercury in superior conjunction with the Sun — lost in the glare. (12:03pm)
Sun & twilight
| Date | Sunrise | Sunset | Day length | Astro. dark begins | ends |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sat 1 | 7:34am | 7:13pm | 11h 38m | 8:40pm | 6:06am |
| Mon 10 | 6:42am | 5:59pm | 11h 17m | 7:27pm | 5:15am |
| Thu 20 | 6:52am | 5:45pm | 10h 54m | 7:14pm | 5:23am |
| Sun 30 | 7:01am | 5:33pm | 10h 32m | 7:02pm | 5:31am |
Days shorten by about 67 minutes over the month.
The Moon
- New MoonSat 8, 12:21am
- First QuarterSat 15, 8:44pm
- Full MoonSat 22, 11:51am
- Last QuarterSat 29, 11:43am
Apogee 6 Apr (406,200 km) · Perigee 21 Apr (358,100 km)
The planets
Rise/set for mid-month at The Briars.
| Planet | In | Mag | Rise | Transit | Set | Best |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mercury | Psc | −0.8 | 5:33am | 11:29am | 5:24pm | Hidden |
| Venus | Aqr | −4.6 | 3:35am | 9:47am | 4:00pm | Morning |
| Mars | Psc | 1.2 | 4:50am | 10:53am | 4:56pm | Morning |
| Jupiter | Gem | −1.8 | 12:21pm | 5:04pm | 9:47pm | Evening |
| Saturn | Lib | 0.1 | 7:16pm | 2:15am | 9:11am | Morning |
| Uranus | Sgr | 5.7 | 9:47pm | 5:14am | 12:36pm | Morning |
| Neptune | Gem | 7.9 | 12:59pm | 5:48pm | 10:37pm | 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 98% Moon interferes badly this year.
The solar system — April 2073
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 19 August 2026.