The Sky over the Mornington Peninsula — April 2094
Highlights this month
- 1ThuSaturn is stationary — resumes direct (eastward) motion. (1:57pm)
- 5MonJupiter in superior conjunction with the Sun — lost in the glare. (10:07pm)
- 9FriMercury in superior conjunction with the Sun — lost in the glare. (4:47am)
- 12MonThe Moon passes Venus — 4° apart. (8:24am)
- 22ThuThe Moon passes Saturn — 1° apart. (9:04pm)
- 23FriLyrids meteor shower peaks (up to 18/hr). A 56% Moon washes out fainter meteors for part of the night.
Sun & twilight
| Date | Sunrise | Sunset | Day length | Astro. dark begins | ends |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thu 1 | 7:34am | 7:13pm | 11h 39m | 8:40pm | 6:06am |
| Sat 10 | 6:42am | 5:59pm | 11h 17m | 7:27pm | 5:15am |
| Tue 20 | 6:52am | 5:45pm | 10h 54m | 7:14pm | 5:23am |
| Fri 30 | 7:01am | 5:33pm | 10h 32m | 7:02pm | 5:31am |
Days shorten by about 67 minutes over the month.
The Moon
- Full MoonThu 1, 11:18am
- Last QuarterThu 8, 6:54pm
- New MoonThu 15, 11:37am
- First QuarterFri 23, 12:55am
Perigee 12 Apr (365,100 km) · Apogee 24 Apr (404,900 km)
The planets
Rise/set for mid-month at The Briars.
| Planet | In | Mag | Rise | Transit | Set | Best |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mercury | Ari | −1.7 | 7:22am | 12:46pm | 6:09pm | Hidden |
| Venus | Aqr | −4.0 | 3:21am | 9:46am | 4:12pm | Morning |
| Mars | Ari | 1.4 | 8:11am | 1:23pm | 6:36pm | Hidden |
| Jupiter | Psc | −1.9 | 6:12am | 11:55am | 5:37pm | Hidden |
| Saturn | Cnc | 0.0 | 2:03pm | 6:57pm | 11:51pm | Evening |
| Uranus | Psc | 6.0 | 4:39am | 10:43am | 4:48pm | Morning |
| Neptune | Leo | 7.8 | 3:33pm | 8:58pm | 2:28am | 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 56% Moon washes out fainter meteors for part of the night.
The solar system — April 2094
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.