The Sky over the Mornington Peninsula — April 2079
Highlights this month
- 8SatNeptune is stationary — resumes direct (eastward) motion. (12:13pm)
- 23SunLyrids meteor shower peaks (up to 18/hr). A bright 61% Moon interferes badly this year.
Sun & twilight
| Date | Sunrise | Sunset | Day length | Astro. dark begins | ends |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sat 1 | 7:34am | 7:13pm | 11h 40m | 8:41pm | 6:06am |
| Mon 10 | 6:42am | 6:00pm | 11h 18m | 7:27pm | 5:14am |
| Thu 20 | 6:51am | 5:46pm | 10h 55m | 7:14pm | 5:23am |
| Sun 30 | 7:01am | 5:33pm | 10h 33m | 7:03pm | 5:31am |
Days shorten by about 67 minutes over the month.
The Moon
- New MoonSun 2, 11:33am
- First QuarterSun 9, 3:43am
- Full MoonSun 16, 3:05pm
- Last QuarterMon 24, 7:19pm
Perigee 4 Apr (363,800 km) · Apogee 20 Apr (405,700 km)
The planets
Rise/set for mid-month at The Briars.
| Planet | In | Mag | Rise | Transit | Set | Best |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mercury | Psc | −0.2 | 4:55am | 11:02am | 5:09pm | Morning |
| Venus | Tau | −4.0 | 10:26am | 3:09pm | 7:51pm | Evening |
| Mars | Ari | 1.5 | 8:40am | 1:46pm | 6:52pm | Hidden |
| Jupiter | Sgr | −2.0 | 10:39pm | 6:01am | 1:18pm | Morning |
| Saturn | Cap | 0.5 | 12:03am | 7:10am | 2:17pm | Morning |
| Uranus | Cap | 5.8 | 11:48pm | 7:02am | 2:12pm | Morning |
| Neptune | Gem | 7.9 | 1:51pm | 6:46pm | 11:41pm | 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 61% Moon interferes badly this year.
The solar system — April 2079
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 22 August 2026.