The Sky over the Mornington Peninsula — April 2085
Highlights this month
- 2MonThe Moon passes Jupiter — 0.3° apart. (12:09am)
- 7SatMercury at greatest morning elongation (28° from the Sun, mag 0.3) — best morning apparition. (3:08pm)
- 21SatNeptune is stationary — resumes direct (eastward) motion. (12:46pm)
- 23MonMercury and Saturn in conjunction — 0.5° apart. (1:41am)
- 23MonLyrids meteor shower peaks (up to 18/hr). A thin 1% Moon leaves the sky dark.
- 29SunThe Moon passes Mars — 2° apart. (2:55pm)
- 29SunThe Moon passes Jupiter — 0.9° apart. (3:36pm)
- 30MonMars and Jupiter in conjunction — 1° apart. (3:54am)
Sun & twilight
| Date | Sunrise | Sunset | Day length | Astro. dark begins | ends |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sun 1 | 6:34am | 6:12pm | 11h 38m | 7:40pm | 5:06am |
| Tue 10 | 6:43am | 5:59pm | 11h 17m | 7:27pm | 5:15am |
| Fri 20 | 6:52am | 5:45pm | 10h 53m | 7:13pm | 5:23am |
| Mon 30 | 7:01am | 5:33pm | 10h 32m | 7:02pm | 5:31am |
Days shorten by about 67 minutes over the month.
The Moon
- First QuarterMon 2, 11:58am
- Full MoonTue 10, 1:48pm
- Last QuarterTue 17, 6:00pm
- New MoonTue 24, 1:00pm
Apogee 4 Apr (405,200 km) · Perigee 20 Apr (368,000 km)
The planets
Rise/set for mid-month at The Briars.
| Planet | In | Mag | Rise | Transit | Set | Best |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mercury | Psc | 0.1 | 4:34am | 10:46am | 4:57pm | Morning |
| Venus | Ari | −3.7 | 7:37am | 12:59pm | 6:20pm | Hidden |
| Mars | Gem | 1.3 | 12:18pm | 4:54pm | 9:31pm | Evening |
| Jupiter | Gem | −1.9 | 12:38pm | 5:21pm | 10:04pm | Evening |
| Saturn | Psc | 0.8 | 5:25am | 11:22am | 5:18pm | Hidden |
| Uranus | Cap | 5.9 | 1:49am | 8:35am | 3:22pm | Morning |
| Neptune | Cnc | 7.9 | 2:33pm | 7:39pm | 12:48am | 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 1% Moon leaves the sky dark.
The solar system — April 2085
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 27 August 2026.