The Sky over the Mornington Peninsula — April 2104
Highlights this month
- 6SunMercury is stationary — resumes direct (eastward) motion. (3:08am)
- 15TueThe Moon passes Saturn — 3° apart. (8:24am)
- 21MonMercury at greatest morning elongation (27° from the Sun, mag 0.3) — best morning apparition. (3:05pm)
- 23WedLyrids meteor shower peaks (up to 18/hr). A thin 5% Moon leaves the sky dark.
- 28MonUranus in superior conjunction with the Sun — lost in the glare. (7:44am)
Sun & twilight
| Date | Sunrise | Sunset | Day length | Astro. dark begins | ends |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tue 1 | 7:34am | 7:13pm | 11h 40m | 8:41pm | 6:06am |
| Thu 10 | 6:42am | 6:00pm | 11h 18m | 7:28pm | 5:14am |
| Sun 20 | 6:51am | 5:46pm | 10h 55m | 7:14pm | 5:23am |
| Wed 30 | 7:00am | 5:33pm | 10h 33m | 7:03pm | 5:31am |
Days shorten by about 67 minutes over the month.
The Moon
- First QuarterWed 2, 10:04pm
- Full MoonThu 10, 11:32pm
- Last QuarterFri 18, 8:22pm
- New MoonFri 25, 10:51am
Apogee 9 Apr (406,200 km) · Perigee 24 Apr (358,200 km)
The planets
Rise/set for mid-month at The Briars.
| Planet | In | Mag | Rise | Transit | Set | Best |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mercury | Psc | 0.6 | 4:36am | 10:45am | 4:54pm | Morning |
| Venus | Psc | −3.7 | 6:08am | 11:54am | 5:39pm | Hidden |
| Mars | Cnc | 0.7 | 2:11pm | 6:58pm | 11:46pm | Evening |
| Jupiter | Cap | −1.9 | 1:53am | 8:39am | 3:25pm | Morning |
| Saturn | Oph | 0.1 | 8:22pm | 3:37am | 10:47am | Morning |
| Uranus | Ari | 5.9 | 7:47am | 1:06pm | 6:24pm | Hidden |
| Neptune | Leo | 7.8 | 4:33pm | 10:24pm | 4:19am | 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 5% Moon leaves the sky dark.
The solar system — April 2104
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 3 September 2026.