The Sky over the Mornington Peninsula — April 2102
Highlights this month
- 9SunThe Moon passes Jupiter — 4° apart. (3:03am)
- 11TueJupiter is stationary — begins retrograde (westward) motion. (4:43am)
- 11TueMercury at greatest evening elongation (19° from the Sun, mag −0.0) — best evening apparition. (8:23pm)
- 14FriThe Moon passes Venus — 4° apart. (3:15pm)
- 20ThuUranus in superior conjunction with the Sun — lost in the glare. (12:28pm)
- 21FriMercury is stationary — begins retrograde (westward) motion. (9:03am)
- 23SunLyrids meteor shower peaks (up to 18/hr). A 29% Moon washes out fainter meteors for part of the night.
- 24MonThe Moon passes Mars — 0.1° apart. (9:13am)
Sun & twilight
| Date | Sunrise | Sunset | Day length | Astro. dark begins | ends |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sat 1 | 7:33am | 7:14pm | 11h 41m | 8:42pm | 6:05am |
| Mon 10 | 6:41am | 6:01pm | 11h 19m | 7:28pm | 5:14am |
| Thu 20 | 6:51am | 5:47pm | 10h 56m | 7:15pm | 5:22am |
| Sun 30 | 7:00am | 5:34pm | 10h 34m | 7:03pm | 5:31am |
Days shorten by about 67 minutes over the month.
The Moon
- Full MoonTue 4, 12:47am
- Last QuarterMon 10, 10:32pm
- New MoonMon 17, 11:24pm
- First QuarterTue 25, 10:52pm
Perigee 10 Apr (369,800 km) · Apogee 24 Apr (404,900 km)
The planets
Rise/set for mid-month at The Briars.
| Planet | In | Mag | Rise | Transit | Set | Best |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mercury | Ari | 0.6 | 8:26am | 1:27pm | 6:28pm | Hidden |
| Venus | Aqr | −4.0 | 3:21am | 9:48am | 4:14pm | Morning |
| Mars | Gem | 1.1 | 1:02pm | 5:40pm | 10:17pm | Evening |
| Jupiter | Oph | −2.1 | 9:02pm | 4:25am | 11:44am | Morning |
| Saturn | Lib | 0.1 | 7:04pm | 1:59am | 8:50am | Morning |
| Uranus | Ari | 5.9 | 7:11am | 12:38pm | 6:06pm | Hidden |
| Neptune | Leo | 7.8 | 4:24pm | 10:10pm | 3:59am | 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 29% Moon washes out fainter meteors for part of the night.
The solar system — April 2102
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 2 September 2026.