The Sky over the Mornington Peninsula — April 2084
Highlights this month
- 9SunThe Moon passes Jupiter — 4° apart. (9:34pm)
- 9SunMercury is stationary — resumes direct (eastward) motion. (10:55pm)
- 13ThuMercury and Saturn in conjunction — 3° apart. (10:00am)
- 19WedNeptune is stationary — resumes direct (eastward) motion. (12:32am)
- 23SunLyrids meteor shower peaks (up to 18/hr). A bright 91% Moon interferes badly this year.
- 25TueVenus is stationary — begins retrograde (westward) motion. (8:23am)
- 25TueMercury at greatest morning elongation (27° from the Sun, mag 0.4) — best morning apparition. (12:24pm)
- 29SatThe Moon passes Mars — 5° apart. (10:47am)
Sun & twilight
| Date | Sunrise | Sunset | Day length | Astro. dark begins | ends |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sat 1 | 7:34am | 7:12pm | 11h 38m | 8:40pm | 6:07am |
| Mon 10 | 6:43am | 5:59pm | 11h 16m | 7:26pm | 5:15am |
| Thu 20 | 6:52am | 5:45pm | 10h 53m | 7:13pm | 5:24am |
| Sun 30 | 7:01am | 5:32pm | 10h 31m | 7:02pm | 5:32am |
Days shorten by about 66 minutes over the month.
The Moon
- New MoonWed 5, 3:52pm
- First QuarterThu 13, 4:05pm
- Full MoonFri 21, 4:01am
- Last QuarterThu 27, 8:33pm
Apogee 12 Apr (404,900 km) · Perigee 23 Apr (365,100 km)
The planets
Rise/set for mid-month at The Briars.
| Planet | In | Mag | Rise | Transit | Set | Best |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mercury | Psc | 0.9 | 4:48am | 10:52am | 4:55pm | Morning |
| Venus | Tau | −4.6 | 10:09am | 2:41pm | 7:12pm | Hidden |
| Mars | Cap | 0.8 | 1:20am | 8:15am | 3:10pm | Morning |
| Jupiter | Tau | −1.8 | 10:28am | 3:18pm | 8:08pm | Evening |
| Saturn | Psc | 1.1 | 4:30am | 10:40am | 4:50pm | Morning |
| Uranus | Cap | 5.9 | 1:28am | 8:19am | 3:10pm | Morning |
| Neptune | Cnc | 7.9 | 2:25pm | 7:29pm | 12:36am | 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 91% Moon interferes badly this year.
The solar system — April 2084
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.