The Sky over the Mornington Peninsula — April 2105
Highlights this month
- 3FriMercury at greatest morning elongation (28° from the Sun, mag 0.3) — best morning apparition. (8:22pm)
- 4SatSaturn is stationary — begins retrograde (westward) motion. (9:51am)
- 6MonThe Moon passes Saturn — 0.1° apart. (8:00am)
- 10FriMercury and Jupiter in conjunction — 1° apart. (5:02am)
- 12SunThe Moon passes Venus — 3° apart. (1:47am)
- 23ThuLyrids meteor shower peaks (up to 18/hr). A bright 69% Moon interferes badly this year.
Sun & twilight
| Date | Sunrise | Sunset | Day length | Astro. dark begins | ends |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wed 1 | 7:33am | 7:14pm | 11h 40m | 8:41pm | 6:06am |
| Fri 10 | 6:42am | 6:00pm | 11h 19m | 7:28pm | 5:14am |
| Mon 20 | 6:51am | 5:46pm | 10h 55m | 7:15pm | 5:23am |
| Thu 30 | 7:00am | 5:34pm | 10h 33m | 7:03pm | 5:31am |
Days shorten by about 67 minutes over the month.
The Moon
- Last QuarterWed 8, 4:32am
- New MoonWed 15, 3:37am
- First QuarterTue 21, 7:17pm
- Full MoonWed 29, 4:13pm
Apogee 3 Apr (405,900 km) · Perigee 15 Apr (358,100 km) · Apogee 30 Apr (406,200 km)
The planets
Rise/set for mid-month at The Briars.
| Planet | In | Mag | Rise | Transit | Set | Best |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mercury | Psc | −0.0 | 4:40am | 10:51am | 5:02pm | Morning |
| Venus | Aqr | −4.6 | 3:17am | 9:37am | 3:56pm | Morning |
| Mars | Psc | 1.2 | 5:08am | 11:07am | 5:06pm | Hidden |
| Jupiter | Psc | −1.9 | 4:16am | 10:28am | 4:40pm | Morning |
| Saturn | Oph | 0.2 | 9:08pm | 4:28am | 11:43am | Morning |
| Uranus | Ari | 5.9 | 8:07am | 1:21pm | 6:36pm | Hidden |
| Neptune | Vir | 7.8 | 4:40pm | 10:33pm | 4:31am | 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 69% Moon interferes badly this year.
The solar system — April 2105
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.