The Sky over the Mornington Peninsula — April 2083
Highlights this month
- 5MonVenus and Saturn in conjunction — 0.5° apart. (11:26am)
- 6TueMercury is stationary — begins retrograde (westward) motion. (3:52pm)
- 14WedThe Moon passes Saturn — 4° apart. (4:07am)
- 15ThuThe Moon passes Venus — 5° apart. (12:52am)
- 16FriMercury in inferior conjunction with the Sun — lost in the glare. (7:11pm)
- 17SatNeptune is stationary — resumes direct (eastward) motion. (12:22pm)
- 22ThuThe Moon passes Mars — 3° apart. (12:56am)
- 23FriLyrids meteor shower peaks (up to 18/hr). A 31% Moon washes out fainter meteors for part of the night.
- 29ThuMercury is stationary — resumes direct (eastward) motion. (4:20am)
Sun & twilight
| Date | Sunrise | Sunset | Day length | Astro. dark begins | ends |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thu 1 | 7:34am | 7:13pm | 11h 39m | 8:41pm | 6:06am |
| Sat 10 | 6:42am | 6:00pm | 11h 18m | 7:27pm | 5:14am |
| Tue 20 | 6:51am | 5:46pm | 10h 55m | 7:14pm | 5:23am |
| Fri 30 | 7:01am | 5:33pm | 10h 33m | 7:03pm | 5:31am |
Days shorten by about 67 minutes over the month.
The Moon
- Full MoonSat 3, 5:09am
- Last QuarterFri 9, 6:35pm
- New MoonSat 17, 12:13pm
- First QuarterSun 25, 3:56pm
Perigee 4 Apr (360,300 km) · Apogee 20 Apr (406,100 km)
The planets
Rise/set for mid-month at The Briars.
| Planet | In | Mag | Rise | Transit | Set | Best |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mercury | Psc | 7.0 | 7:05am | 12:25pm | 5:46pm | Hidden |
| Venus | Psc | −3.7 | 4:32am | 10:41am | 4:51pm | Morning |
| Mars | Tau | 1.5 | 11:07am | 3:48pm | 8:29pm | Evening |
| Jupiter | Ari | −1.9 | 8:12am | 1:27pm | 6:41pm | Hidden |
| Saturn | Aqr | 1.1 | 3:38am | 10:01am | 4:25pm | Morning |
| Uranus | Cap | 5.9 | 1:12am | 8:07am | 3:02pm | Morning |
| Neptune | Cnc | 7.9 | 2:21pm | 7:23pm | 12:28am | 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 31% Moon washes out fainter meteors for part of the night.
The solar system — April 2083
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.