The Sky over the Mornington Peninsula — April 2082
Highlights this month
- 15WedNeptune is stationary — resumes direct (eastward) motion. (12:15am)
- 15WedMercury at greatest evening elongation (20° from the Sun, mag 0.0) — best evening apparition. (12:31pm)
- 20MonThe Moon passes Mars — 2° apart. (9:18am)
- 23ThuThe Moon passes Saturn — 2° apart. (7:16am)
- 23ThuLyrids meteor shower peaks (up to 18/hr). A thin 19% Moon leaves the sky dark.
- 25SatMercury is stationary — begins retrograde (westward) motion. (2:11pm)
Sun & twilight
| Date | Sunrise | Sunset | Day length | Astro. dark begins | ends |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wed 1 | 7:34am | 7:13pm | 11h 39m | 8:40pm | 6:06am |
| Fri 10 | 6:42am | 5:59pm | 11h 17m | 7:27pm | 5:14am |
| Mon 20 | 6:52am | 5:45pm | 10h 54m | 7:14pm | 5:23am |
| Thu 30 | 7:01am | 5:33pm | 10h 32m | 7:02pm | 5:31am |
Days shorten by about 67 minutes over the month.
The Moon
- First QuarterMon 6, 7:11pm
- Full Moon SupermoonMon 13, 11:42am
- Last QuarterMon 20, 7:48am
- New MoonTue 28, 12:09pm
Perigee 12 Apr (356,900 km) · Apogee 25 Apr (406,100 km)
The planets
Rise/set for mid-month at The Briars.
| Planet | In | Mag | Rise | Transit | Set | Best |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mercury | Ari | 0.0 | 8:31am | 1:32pm | 6:32pm | Hidden |
| Venus | Ari | −3.7 | 9:08am | 2:08pm | 7:08pm | Hidden |
| Mars | Sgr | 0.3 | 11:30pm | 6:46am | 2:02pm | Morning |
| Jupiter | Psc | −1.9 | 5:53am | 11:40am | 5:28pm | Hidden |
| Saturn | Aqr | 0.9 | 2:43am | 9:19am | 3:55pm | Morning |
| Uranus | Cap | 5.9 | 12:51am | 7:50am | 2:49pm | Morning |
| Neptune | Cnc | 7.9 | 2:13pm | 7:13pm | 12:16am | 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 19% Moon leaves the sky dark.
The solar system — April 2082
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 26 August 2026.