The Sky over the Mornington Peninsula — April 2092
Highlights this month
- 2WedThe Moon passes Jupiter — 0.8° apart. (5:03pm)
- 4FriThe Moon passes Mercury — 0.1° apart. (11:33pm)
- 13SunThe Moon passes Saturn — 3° apart. (4:50pm)
- 21MonMars in superior conjunction with the Sun — lost in the glare. (8:04pm)
- 22TueVenus is stationary — begins retrograde (westward) motion. (11:54pm)
- 23WedLyrids meteor shower peaks (up to 18/hr). A bright 98% Moon interferes badly this year.
- 30WedThe Moon passes Jupiter — 0.3° apart. (5:26am)
Sun & twilight
| Date | Sunrise | Sunset | Day length | Astro. dark begins | ends |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tue 1 | 7:34am | 7:12pm | 11h 37m | 8:39pm | 6:07am |
| Thu 10 | 6:43am | 5:59pm | 11h 16m | 7:26pm | 5:15am |
| Sun 20 | 6:52am | 5:45pm | 10h 53m | 7:13pm | 5:24am |
| Wed 30 | 7:01am | 5:32pm | 10h 31m | 7:02pm | 5:32am |
Days shorten by about 66 minutes over the month.
The Moon
- New MoonMon 7, 7:46am
- First QuarterTue 15, 11:55am
- Full Moon SupermoonTue 22, 12:32pm
- Last QuarterTue 29, 3:12am
Apogee 11 Apr (405,800 km) · Perigee 23 Apr (358,600 km)
The planets
Rise/set for mid-month at The Briars.
| Planet | In | Mag | Rise | Transit | Set | Best |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mercury | Psc | −0.2 | 4:51am | 10:58am | 5:05pm | Morning |
| Venus | Tau | −4.6 | 10:02am | 2:34pm | 7:06pm | Hidden |
| Mars | Psc | 1.2 | 6:56am | 12:26pm | 5:56pm | Hidden |
| Jupiter | Cap | −1.9 | 1:30am | 8:20am | 3:11pm | Morning |
| Saturn | Gem | −0.0 | 12:15pm | 5:01pm | 9:46pm | Evening |
| Uranus | Psc | 6.0 | 4:00am | 10:14am | 4:28pm | Morning |
| Neptune | Leo | 7.9 | 3:19pm | 8:39pm | 2:04am | 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 98% Moon interferes badly this year.
The solar system — April 2092
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.