The Sky over the Mornington Peninsula — April 2087
Highlights this month
- 16WedMercury in superior conjunction with the Sun — lost in the glare. (8:29am)
- 23WedLyrids meteor shower peaks (up to 18/hr). A bright 76% Moon interferes badly this year.
- 23WedSaturn in superior conjunction with the Sun — lost in the glare. (1:29pm)
- 26SatNeptune is stationary — resumes direct (eastward) motion. (1:20pm)
Sun & twilight
| Date | Sunrise | Sunset | Day length | Astro. dark begins | ends |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tue 1 | 7:34am | 7:13pm | 11h 39m | 8:41pm | 6:06am |
| Thu 10 | 6:42am | 6:00pm | 11h 18m | 7:27pm | 5:14am |
| Sun 20 | 6:51am | 5:46pm | 10h 54m | 7:14pm | 5:23am |
| Wed 30 | 7:01am | 5:33pm | 10h 33m | 7:03pm | 5:31am |
Days shorten by about 67 minutes over the month.
The Moon
- New MoonThu 3, 8:31pm
- First QuarterThu 10, 11:28am
- Full MoonFri 18, 9:17am
- Last QuarterSat 26, 11:01am
Perigee 4 Apr (357,800 km) · Apogee 19 Apr (406,200 km)
The planets
Rise/set for mid-month at The Briars.
| Planet | In | Mag | Rise | Transit | Set | Best |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mercury | Psc | −2.0 | 6:41am | 12:17pm | 5:53pm | Hidden |
| Venus | Tau | −4.1 | 10:28am | 3:10pm | 7:52pm | Evening |
| Mars | Gem | 1.0 | 1:28pm | 6:08pm | 10:48pm | Evening |
| Jupiter | Leo | −2.1 | 3:58pm | 9:31pm | 3:07am | Evening |
| Saturn | Ari | 0.3 | 7:19am | 12:49pm | 6:19pm | Hidden |
| Uranus | Aqr | 5.9 | 2:29am | 9:07am | 3:44pm | Morning |
| Neptune | Cnc | 7.9 | 2:49pm | 7:59pm | 1:12am | 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 76% Moon interferes badly this year.
The solar system — April 2087
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 28 August 2026.