The Sky over the Mornington Peninsula — April 2091
Highlights this month
- 2MonThe Moon passes Mars — 4° apart. (1:52am)
- 3TueMercury is stationary — resumes direct (eastward) motion. (2:50am)
- 11WedThe Moon passes Jupiter — 4° apart. (5:02am)
- 13FriMercury and Venus in conjunction — 0.3° apart. (7:57pm)
- 16MonThe Moon passes Mercury — 0.5° apart. (6:49pm)
- 16MonThe Moon passes Venus — 0.2° apart. (9:14pm)
- 18WedMercury at greatest morning elongation (28° from the Sun, mag 0.3) — best morning apparition. (1:41pm)
- 18WedMars is stationary — resumes direct (eastward) motion. (10:47pm)
- 23MonLyrids meteor shower peaks (up to 18/hr). A thin 17% Moon leaves the sky dark.
- 23MonThe Moon passes Saturn — 4° apart. (4:42pm)
- 29SunThe Moon passes Mars — 2° apart. (9:57am)
Sun & twilight
| Date | Sunrise | Sunset | Day length | Astro. dark begins | ends |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sun 1 | 6:34am | 6:13pm | 11h 39m | 7:41pm | 5:06am |
| Tue 10 | 6:42am | 6:00pm | 11h 18m | 7:27pm | 5:14am |
| Fri 20 | 6:51am | 5:46pm | 10h 54m | 7:14pm | 5:23am |
| Mon 30 | 7:01am | 5:33pm | 10h 33m | 7:03pm | 5:31am |
Days shorten by about 67 minutes over the month.
The Moon
- Full Moon SupermoonWed 4, 11:29am
- Last QuarterWed 11, 4:45am
- New MoonThu 19, 7:26am
- First QuarterFri 27, 4:27am
Perigee 4 Apr (356,700 km) · Apogee 18 Apr (406,200 km)
The planets
Rise/set for mid-month at The Briars.
| Planet | In | Mag | Rise | Transit | Set | Best |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mercury | Psc | 0.4 | 4:31am | 10:42am | 4:53pm | Morning |
| Venus | Psc | −3.7 | 4:34am | 10:44am | 4:52pm | Morning |
| Mars | Leo | −0.5 | 3:57pm | 9:22pm | 2:50am | Evening |
| Jupiter | Sgr | −2.0 | 11:00pm | 6:19am | 1:35pm | Morning |
| Saturn | Tau | −0.0 | 11:19am | 4:07pm | 8:55pm | Evening |
| Uranus | Aqr | 6.0 | 3:44am | 10:03am | 4:22pm | Morning |
| Neptune | Leo | 7.9 | 3:16pm | 8:34pm | 1:56am | 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 17% Moon leaves the sky dark.
The solar system — April 2091
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 29 August 2026.