The Sky over the Mornington Peninsula — April 2093
Highlights this month
- 4SatThe Moon passes Saturn — 1° apart. (3:11pm)
- 11SatMars at opposition — closest and brightest of the year, up all night in Virgo (mag −1.5). (11:50am)
- 12SunThe Moon passes Mars — 3° apart. (1:14am)
- 22WedThe Moon passes Jupiter — 3° apart. (5:22pm)
- 23ThuLyrids meteor shower peaks (up to 18/hr). A thin 6% Moon leaves the sky dark.
- 25SatMercury in superior conjunction with the Sun — lost in the glare. (4:59am)
Sun & twilight
| Date | Sunrise | Sunset | Day length | Astro. dark begins | ends |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wed 1 | 7:34am | 7:12pm | 11h 38m | 8:40pm | 6:07am |
| Fri 10 | 6:43am | 5:59pm | 11h 16m | 7:27pm | 5:15am |
| Mon 20 | 6:52am | 5:45pm | 10h 53m | 7:13pm | 5:23am |
| Thu 30 | 7:01am | 5:33pm | 10h 32m | 7:02pm | 5:32am |
Days shorten by about 67 minutes over the month.
The Moon
- First QuarterSat 4, 10:47am
- Full MoonSun 12, 2:44am
- Last QuarterSat 18, 9:26pm
- New MoonSun 26, 2:13am
Apogee 3 Apr (404,700 km) · Perigee 16 Apr (368,000 km)
The planets
Rise/set for mid-month at The Briars.
| Planet | In | Mag | Rise | Transit | Set | Best |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mercury | Psc | −1.1 | 5:54am | 11:43am | 5:33pm | Hidden |
| Venus | Ari | −3.7 | 7:40am | 1:01pm | 6:22pm | Hidden |
| Mars | Vir | −1.5 | 5:39pm | 12:05am | 6:26am | All night |
| Jupiter | Aqr | −1.9 | 3:54am | 10:11am | 4:28pm | Morning |
| Saturn | Gem | −0.0 | 1:11pm | 5:59pm | 10:46pm | Evening |
| Uranus | Psc | 6.0 | 4:19am | 10:29am | 4:38pm | Morning |
| Neptune | Leo | 7.9 | 3:26pm | 8:49pm | 2:16am | 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 6% Moon leaves the sky dark.
The solar system — April 2093
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 30 August 2026.