The Sky over the Mornington Peninsula — April 2103
Highlights this month
- 1SunThe Moon passes Jupiter — 0.5° apart. (7:38pm)
- 2MonMercury is stationary — begins retrograde (westward) motion. (3:29pm)
- 10TueThe Moon passes Venus — 1° apart. (5:22pm)
- 12ThuMercury in inferior conjunction with the Sun — lost in the glare. (5:47pm)
- 23MonLyrids meteor shower peaks (up to 18/hr). A bright 99% Moon interferes badly this year.
- 24TueUranus in superior conjunction with the Sun — lost in the glare. (9:43pm)
- 25WedMercury is stationary — resumes direct (eastward) motion. (3:26am)
- 29SunThe Moon passes Jupiter — 1° apart. (5:21am)
Sun & twilight
| Date | Sunrise | Sunset | Day length | Astro. dark begins | ends |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sun 1 | 6:33am | 6:14pm | 11h 42m | 7:42pm | 5:05am |
| Tue 10 | 6:41am | 6:01pm | 11h 20m | 7:29pm | 5:13am |
| Fri 20 | 6:51am | 5:47pm | 10h 56m | 7:15pm | 5:22am |
| Mon 30 | 7:00am | 5:34pm | 10h 34m | 7:04pm | 5:30am |
Days shorten by about 67 minutes over the month.
The Moon
- New MoonSat 7, 10:38am
- First QuarterSat 14, 6:59pm
- Full MoonSun 22, 9:13pm
- Last QuarterMon 30, 2:11am
Perigee 5 Apr (362,100 km) · Apogee 17 Apr (405,200 km)
The planets
Rise/set for mid-month at The Briars.
| Planet | In | Mag | Rise | Transit | Set | Best |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mercury | Psc | 6.1 | 6:28am | 12:00pm | 5:32pm | Hidden |
| Venus | Tau | −4.1 | 10:31am | 3:12pm | 7:54pm | Evening |
| Mars | Aqr | 1.2 | 3:46am | 10:07am | 4:29pm | Morning |
| Jupiter | Sgr | −2.0 | 11:25pm | 6:41am | 1:54pm | Morning |
| Saturn | Sco | 0.1 | 7:44pm | 2:50am | 9:52am | Morning |
| Uranus | Ari | 5.9 | 7:30am | 12:54pm | 6:17pm | Hidden |
| Neptune | Leo | 7.8 | 4:31pm | 10:19pm | 4:11am | 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 99% Moon interferes badly this year.
The solar system — April 2103
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.