The Sky over the Mornington Peninsula — April 2097
Highlights this month
- 5FriThe Moon passes Mars — 4° apart. (1:59am)
- 13SatMercury is stationary — resumes direct (eastward) motion. (12:14am)
- 18ThuThe Moon passes Jupiter — 4° apart. (7:13am)
- 22MonThe Moon passes Saturn — 2° apart. (2:40pm)
- 23TueLyrids meteor shower peaks (up to 18/hr). A bright 90% Moon interferes badly this year.
- 28SunMercury at greatest morning elongation (27° from the Sun, mag 0.4) — best morning apparition. (2:13pm)
Sun & twilight
| Date | Sunrise | Sunset | Day length | Astro. dark begins | ends |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mon 1 | 7:34am | 7:12pm | 11h 38m | 8:40pm | 6:07am |
| Wed 10 | 6:43am | 5:59pm | 11h 16m | 7:27pm | 5:15am |
| Sat 20 | 6:52am | 5:45pm | 10h 53m | 7:13pm | 5:23am |
| Tue 30 | 7:01am | 5:33pm | 10h 31m | 7:02pm | 5:32am |
Days shorten by about 67 minutes over the month.
The Moon
- Last QuarterFri 5, 9:54am
- New MoonFri 12, 7:31pm
- First QuarterFri 19, 11:54am
- Full MoonFri 26, 10:13pm
Apogee 3 Apr (405,000 km) · Perigee 15 Apr (364,400 km)
The planets
Rise/set for mid-month at The Briars.
| Planet | In | Mag | Rise | Transit | Set | Best |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mercury | Psc | 1.3 | 5:01am | 11:00am | 4:59pm | Morning |
| Venus | Aqr | −4.6 | 3:20am | 9:38am | 3:56pm | Morning |
| Mars | Sgr | 0.0 | 10:39pm | 6:02am | 1:23pm | Morning |
| Jupiter | Gem | −1.9 | 12:54pm | 5:39pm | 10:23pm | Evening |
| Saturn | Leo | 0.5 | 4:07pm | 9:40pm | 3:18am | Evening |
| Uranus | Psc | 6.0 | 5:33am | 11:24am | 5:14pm | Hidden |
| Neptune | Leo | 7.8 | 3:50pm | 9:23pm | 3:00am | 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 90% Moon interferes badly this year.
The solar system — April 2097
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.