The Sky over the Mornington Peninsula — April 2098
Highlights this month
- 3ThuUranus in superior conjunction with the Sun — lost in the glare. (6:38am)
- 6SunThe Moon passes Mars — 2° apart. (4:30am)
- 8TueJupiter is stationary — resumes direct (eastward) motion. (4:25am)
- 10ThuMercury at greatest morning elongation (28° from the Sun, mag 0.3) — best morning apparition. (4:03pm)
- 10ThuThe Moon passes Jupiter — 4° apart. (11:44pm)
- 14MonThe Moon passes Saturn — 0.1° apart. (1:01am)
- 23WedLyrids meteor shower peaks (up to 18/hr). A 53% Moon washes out fainter meteors for part of the night.
Sun & twilight
| Date | Sunrise | Sunset | Day length | Astro. dark begins | ends |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tue 1 | 7:34am | 7:13pm | 11h 39m | 8:40pm | 6:06am |
| Thu 10 | 6:42am | 5:59pm | 11h 17m | 7:27pm | 5:15am |
| Sun 20 | 6:52am | 5:45pm | 10h 54m | 7:14pm | 5:23am |
| Wed 30 | 7:01am | 5:33pm | 10h 32m | 7:02pm | 5:31am |
Days shorten by about 67 minutes over the month.
The Moon
- New MoonWed 2, 6:50am
- First QuarterWed 9, 9:02am
- Full MoonWed 16, 5:07am
- Last QuarterWed 23, 11:35pm
Perigee 11 Apr (368,600 km) · Apogee 23 Apr (404,700 km)
The planets
Rise/set for mid-month at The Briars.
| Planet | In | Mag | Rise | Transit | Set | Best |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mercury | Psc | 0.2 | 4:31am | 10:43am | 4:55pm | Morning |
| Venus | Tau | −3.7 | 9:14am | 2:13pm | 7:11pm | Hidden |
| Mars | Tau | 1.5 | 10:39am | 3:23pm | 8:08pm | Evening |
| Jupiter | Cnc | −2.0 | 2:41pm | 7:45pm | 12:52am | Evening |
| Saturn | Vir | 0.7 | 4:43pm | 10:32pm | 4:26am | Evening |
| Uranus | Psc | 6.0 | 5:52am | 11:38am | 5:24pm | Hidden |
| Neptune | Leo | 7.8 | 3:57pm | 9:32pm | 3:11am | 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 53% Moon washes out fainter meteors for part of the night.
The solar system — April 2098
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 1 September 2026.