The Sky over the Mornington Peninsula — April 2088
Highlights this month
- 3SatJupiter at opposition — closest and brightest of the year, up all night in Virgo (mag −2.3). (5:19am)
- 6TueThe Moon passes Jupiter — 4° apart. (4:42am)
- 19MonThe Moon passes Mars — 4° apart. (1:14pm)
- 23FriLyrids meteor shower peaks (up to 18/hr). A thin 5% Moon leaves the sky dark.
- 25SunMercury at greatest evening elongation (20° from the Sun, mag 0.2) — best evening apparition. (4:58am)
- 28WedNeptune is stationary — resumes direct (eastward) motion. (1:42am)
Sun & twilight
| Date | Sunrise | Sunset | Day length | Astro. dark begins | ends |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thu 1 | 7:34am | 7:12pm | 11h 38m | 8:40pm | 6:07am |
| Sat 10 | 6:43am | 5:59pm | 11h 16m | 7:26pm | 5:15am |
| Tue 20 | 6:52am | 5:45pm | 10h 53m | 7:13pm | 5:24am |
| Fri 30 | 7:01am | 5:32pm | 10h 31m | 7:02pm | 5:32am |
Days shorten by about 66 minutes over the month.
The Moon
- Full MoonTue 6, 11:02am
- Last QuarterWed 14, 2:30pm
- New MoonWed 21, 8:28pm
- First QuarterWed 28, 11:27am
Apogee 11 Apr (405,300 km) · Perigee 23 Apr (361,500 km)
The planets
Rise/set for mid-month at The Briars.
| Planet | In | Mag | Rise | Transit | Set | Best |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mercury | Ari | −0.9 | 8:13am | 1:20pm | 6:28pm | Hidden |
| Venus | Psc | −3.7 | 6:04am | 11:50am | 5:35pm | Hidden |
| Mars | Psc | 1.2 | 4:18am | 10:29am | 4:41pm | Morning |
| Jupiter | Vir | −2.3 | 5:16pm | 11:29pm | 5:46am | Evening |
| Saturn | Ari | 0.2 | 8:15am | 1:32pm | 6:49pm | Hidden |
| Uranus | Aqr | 5.9 | 2:45am | 9:18am | 3:51pm | Morning |
| Neptune | Leo | 7.9 | 2:53pm | 8:04pm | 1:20am | 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 5% Moon leaves the sky dark.
The solar system — April 2088
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.