The Sky over the Mornington Peninsula — April 2075
Highlights this month
- 6SatThe Moon passes Saturn — 0.9° apart. (11:27am)
- 13SatThe Moon passes Venus — 3° apart. (10:16am)
- 19FriUranus is stationary — begins retrograde (westward) motion. (6:39am)
- 23TueMercury at greatest evening elongation (20° from the Sun, mag 0.1) — best evening apparition. (5:05am)
- 23TueLyrids meteor shower peaks (up to 18/hr). A 48% Moon washes out fainter meteors for part of the night.
- 26FriThe Moon passes Jupiter — 2° apart. (10:02am)
Sun & twilight
| Date | Sunrise | Sunset | Day length | Astro. dark begins | ends |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mon 1 | 7:34am | 7:13pm | 11h 40m | 8:41pm | 6:06am |
| Wed 10 | 6:42am | 6:00pm | 11h 18m | 7:28pm | 5:14am |
| Sat 20 | 6:51am | 5:46pm | 10h 55m | 7:14pm | 5:23am |
| Tue 30 | 7:00am | 5:33pm | 10h 33m | 7:03pm | 5:31am |
Days shorten by about 67 minutes over the month.
The Moon
- Full MoonMon 1, 7:52pm
- Last QuarterMon 8, 1:09pm
- New MoonMon 15, 6:55pm
- First QuarterTue 23, 9:54pm
Perigee 5 Apr (367,500 km) · Apogee 21 Apr (405,200 km)
The planets
Rise/set for mid-month at The Briars.
| Planet | In | Mag | Rise | Transit | Set | Best |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mercury | Ari | −0.8 | 8:19am | 1:25pm | 6:31pm | Hidden |
| Venus | Psc | −3.7 | 4:29am | 10:39am | 4:50pm | Morning |
| Mars | Psc | 1.2 | 6:09am | 11:52am | 5:34pm | Hidden |
| Jupiter | Leo | −2.1 | 3:47pm | 9:14pm | 2:45am | Evening |
| Saturn | Oph | 0.2 | 8:40pm | 3:57am | 11:10am | Morning |
| Uranus | Sgr | 5.7 | 10:28pm | 5:52am | 1:12pm | Morning |
| Neptune | Gem | 7.9 | 1:18pm | 6:09pm | 10:59pm | 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 48% Moon washes out fainter meteors for part of the night.
The solar system — April 2075
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 20 August 2026.