The Sky over the Mornington Peninsula — April 2089
Highlights this month
- 7ThuMercury at greatest evening elongation (19° from the Sun, mag −0.0) — best evening apparition. (9:54pm)
- 8FriThe Moon passes Venus — 0.2° apart. (1:41am)
- 17SunMercury is stationary — begins retrograde (westward) motion. (3:38am)
- 23SatLyrids meteor shower peaks (up to 18/hr). A bright 97% Moon interferes badly this year.
- 26TueThe Moon passes Jupiter — 1° apart. (12:54am)
- 27WedMercury in inferior conjunction with the Sun — lost in the glare. (9:32am)
- 30SatNeptune is stationary — resumes direct (eastward) motion. (2:05pm)
Sun & twilight
| Date | Sunrise | Sunset | Day length | Astro. dark begins | ends |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fri 1 | 7:34am | 7:12pm | 11h 38m | 8:40pm | 6:06am |
| Sun 10 | 6:43am | 5:59pm | 11h 16m | 7:27pm | 5:15am |
| Wed 20 | 6:52am | 5:45pm | 10h 53m | 7:13pm | 5:23am |
| Sat 30 | 7:01am | 5:33pm | 10h 32m | 7:02pm | 5:31am |
Days shorten by about 67 minutes over the month.
The Moon
- Last QuarterSun 3, 10:38am
- New MoonMon 11, 8:49am
- First QuarterMon 18, 7:42am
- Full MoonMon 25, 7:25am
Apogee 4 Apr (404,800 km) · Perigee 18 Apr (369,900 km)
The planets
Rise/set for mid-month at The Briars.
| Planet | In | Mag | Rise | Transit | Set | Best |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mercury | Ari | 1.5 | 8:15am | 1:17pm | 6:19pm | Hidden |
| Venus | Aqr | −4.6 | 3:24am | 9:41am | 3:57pm | Morning |
| Mars | Cnc | 0.4 | 2:37pm | 7:31pm | 12:28am | Evening |
| Jupiter | Lib | −2.3 | 6:46pm | 1:43am | 8:35am | Morning |
| Saturn | Tau | 0.1 | 9:16am | 2:21pm | 7:26pm | Hidden |
| Uranus | Aqr | 6.0 | 3:05am | 9:33am | 4:02pm | Morning |
| Neptune | Leo | 7.9 | 3:01pm | 8:14pm | 1:32am | 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 97% Moon interferes badly this year.
The solar system — April 2089
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.