The Sky over the Mornington Peninsula — April 2077
Highlights this month
- 3SatNeptune is stationary — resumes direct (eastward) motion. (1:28pm)
- 5MonMercury in inferior conjunction with the Sun — lost in the glare. (11:58am)
- 10SatThe Moon passes Jupiter — 0.9° apart. (6:02pm)
- 15ThuThe Moon passes Saturn — 4° apart. (8:50am)
- 17SatMercury is stationary — resumes direct (eastward) motion. (10:00pm)
- 19MonSaturn is stationary — begins retrograde (westward) motion. (8:49pm)
- 21WedThe Moon passes Mercury — 3° apart. (12:53pm)
- 23FriLyrids meteor shower peaks (up to 18/hr). A thin 0% Moon leaves the sky dark.
- 27TueUranus is stationary — begins retrograde (westward) motion. (7:44am)
- 29ThuJupiter at opposition — closest and brightest of the year, up all night in Libra (mag −2.3). (6:29pm)
Sun & twilight
| Date | Sunrise | Sunset | Day length | Astro. dark begins | ends |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thu 1 | 7:34am | 7:12pm | 11h 38m | 8:40pm | 6:06am |
| Sat 10 | 6:42am | 5:59pm | 11h 17m | 7:27pm | 5:15am |
| Tue 20 | 6:52am | 5:45pm | 10h 53m | 7:14pm | 5:23am |
| Fri 30 | 7:01am | 5:33pm | 10h 32m | 7:02pm | 5:31am |
Days shorten by about 67 minutes over the month.
The Moon
- Full MoonThu 8, 9:07pm
- Last QuarterFri 16, 12:58pm
- New MoonFri 23, 3:23am
- First QuarterFri 30, 9:34am
Apogee 5 Apr (406,000 km) · Perigee 21 Apr (360,800 km)
The planets
Rise/set for mid-month at The Briars.
| Planet | In | Mag | Rise | Transit | Set | Best |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mercury | Psc | 2.4 | 5:30am | 11:19am | 5:09pm | Hidden |
| Venus | Ari | −3.7 | 7:34am | 12:56pm | 6:19pm | Hidden |
| Mars | Ari | 1.3 | 7:25am | 12:48pm | 6:11pm | Hidden |
| Jupiter | Lib | −2.3 | 6:33pm | 1:24am | 8:11am | Morning |
| Saturn | Sgr | 0.3 | 10:13pm | 5:34am | 12:51pm | Morning |
| Uranus | Sgr | 5.8 | 11:06pm | 6:26am | 1:42pm | Morning |
| Neptune | Gem | 7.9 | 1:33pm | 6:26pm | 11:18pm | 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 0% Moon leaves the sky dark.
The solar system — April 2077
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 21 August 2026.