The Sky over the Mornington Peninsula — April 2095
Highlights this month
- 8FriThe Moon passes Venus — 4° apart. (4:17am)
- 13WedThe Moon passes Saturn — 3° apart. (8:28pm)
- 16SatSaturn is stationary — resumes direct (eastward) motion. (2:29am)
- 18MonMercury at greatest evening elongation (20° from the Sun, mag 0.1) — best evening apparition. (11:40am)
- 21ThuMars is stationary — begins retrograde (westward) motion. (11:39am)
- 23SatLyrids meteor shower peaks (up to 18/hr). A bright 88% Moon interferes badly this year.
- 23SatThe Moon passes Mars — 0.5° apart. (3:19pm)
- 28ThuMercury is stationary — begins retrograde (westward) motion. (8:16pm)
Sun & twilight
| Date | Sunrise | Sunset | Day length | Astro. dark begins | ends |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fri 1 | 7:34am | 7:13pm | 11h 39m | 8:41pm | 6:06am |
| Sun 10 | 6:42am | 6:00pm | 11h 18m | 7:27pm | 5:14am |
| Wed 20 | 6:51am | 5:46pm | 10h 54m | 7:14pm | 5:23am |
| Sat 30 | 7:01am | 5:33pm | 10h 33m | 7:03pm | 5:31am |
Days shorten by about 67 minutes over the month.
The Moon
- New MoonTue 5, 2:38am
- First QuarterTue 12, 12:33am
- Full MoonWed 20, 4:16am
- Last QuarterWed 27, 8:54pm
Perigee 4 Apr (357,100 km) · Apogee 17 Apr (406,100 km)
The planets
Rise/set for mid-month at The Briars.
| Planet | In | Mag | Rise | Transit | Set | Best |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mercury | Ari | −0.3 | 8:29am | 1:31pm | 6:33pm | Hidden |
| Venus | Tau | −4.1 | 10:30am | 3:12pm | 7:53pm | Evening |
| Mars | Oph | −0.9 | 8:10pm | 3:30am | 10:45am | Morning |
| Jupiter | Ari | −1.8 | 8:31am | 1:42pm | 6:52pm | Hidden |
| Saturn | Cnc | 0.1 | 2:50pm | 7:54pm | 1:03am | Evening |
| Uranus | Psc | 6.0 | 4:58am | 10:58am | 4:58pm | Morning |
| Neptune | Leo | 7.8 | 3:40pm | 9:08pm | 2:40am | 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 88% Moon interferes badly this year.
The solar system — April 2095
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 31 August 2026.