The Sky over the Mornington Peninsula — April 2099
Highlights this month
- 3FriThe Moon passes Jupiter — 0.4° apart. (6:35pm)
- 5SunThe Moon passes Saturn — 3° apart. (9:31am)
- 7TueUranus in superior conjunction with the Sun — lost in the glare. (12:34pm)
- 14TueThe Moon passes Mars — 3° apart. (9:06am)
- 18SatThe Moon passes Venus — 1° apart. (6:46pm)
- 23ThuLyrids meteor shower peaks (up to 18/hr). A thin 7% Moon leaves the sky dark.
- 30ThuThe Moon passes Jupiter — 0.5° apart. (11:16pm)
Sun & twilight
| Date | Sunrise | Sunset | Day length | Astro. dark begins | ends |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wed 1 | 7:34am | 7:13pm | 11h 39m | 8:41pm | 6:06am |
| Fri 10 | 6:42am | 6:00pm | 11h 17m | 7:27pm | 5:14am |
| Mon 20 | 6:51am | 5:46pm | 10h 54m | 7:14pm | 5:23am |
| Thu 30 | 7:01am | 5:33pm | 10h 32m | 7:03pm | 5:31am |
Days shorten by about 67 minutes over the month.
The Moon
- Full MoonSun 5, 6:36pm
- Last QuarterSun 12, 8:48pm
- New MoonTue 21, 1:35am
- First QuarterTue 28, 11:44am
Perigee 4 Apr (359,000 km) · Apogee 16 Apr (405,700 km)
The planets
Rise/set for mid-month at The Briars.
| Planet | In | Mag | Rise | Transit | Set | Best |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mercury | Psc | −0.4 | 5:11am | 11:13am | 5:15pm | Hidden |
| Venus | Psc | −3.7 | 4:37am | 10:46am | 4:54pm | Morning |
| Mars | Cap | 0.7 | 12:40am | 7:44am | 2:48pm | Morning |
| Jupiter | Leo | −2.1 | 4:10pm | 9:48pm | 3:30am | Evening |
| Saturn | Vir | 0.4 | 5:17pm | 11:24pm | 5:34am | Evening |
| Uranus | Psc | 6.0 | 6:12am | 11:53am | 5:35pm | Hidden |
| Neptune | Leo | 7.8 | 4:04pm | 9:42pm | 3:23am | 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 7% Moon leaves the sky dark.
The solar system — April 2099
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.