The Sky over the Mornington Peninsula — April 2108
Highlights this month
- 4WedThe Moon passes Saturn — 5° apart. (9:22pm)
- 16MonThe Moon passes Jupiter — 5° apart. (10:04am)
- 19ThuVenus is stationary — begins retrograde (westward) motion. (6:16am)
- 21SatMercury at greatest evening elongation (20° from the Sun, mag 0.1) — best evening apparition. (11:04am)
- 23MonLyrids meteor shower peaks (up to 18/hr). A bright 92% Moon interferes badly this year.
- 23MonThe Moon passes Mars — 3° apart. (4:59pm)
Sun & twilight
| Date | Sunrise | Sunset | Day length | Astro. dark begins | ends |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sun 1 | 6:34am | 6:13pm | 11h 40m | 7:41pm | 5:06am |
| Tue 10 | 6:42am | 6:00pm | 11h 18m | 7:28pm | 5:14am |
| Fri 20 | 6:51am | 5:46pm | 10h 55m | 7:14pm | 5:23am |
| Mon 30 | 7:01am | 5:33pm | 10h 33m | 7:03pm | 5:31am |
Days shorten by about 67 minutes over the month.
The Moon
- Last QuarterTue 3, 4:25pm
- New MoonWed 11, 9:09pm
- First QuarterThu 19, 12:10pm
- Full MoonThu 26, 3:11am
Apogee 8 Apr (406,000 km) · Perigee 24 Apr (360,900 km)
The planets
Rise/set for mid-month at The Briars.
| Planet | In | Mag | Rise | Transit | Set | Best |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mercury | Ari | −0.6 | 8:23am | 1:28pm | 6:32pm | Hidden |
| Venus | Tau | −4.6 | 9:47am | 2:21pm | 6:55pm | Hidden |
| Mars | Vir | −1.1 | 4:57pm | 10:53pm | 4:55am | Evening |
| Jupiter | Tau | −1.8 | 11:08am | 3:54pm | 8:40pm | Evening |
| Saturn | Sgr | 0.5 | 11:38pm | 6:51am | 2:01pm | Morning |
| Uranus | Ari | 5.9 | 9:05am | 2:07pm | 7:09pm | Hidden |
| Neptune | Vir | 7.8 | 4:56pm | 10:57pm | 5:03am | 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 92% Moon interferes badly this year.
The solar system — April 2108
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 5 September 2026.