The Sky over the Mornington Peninsula — April 2107
Highlights this month
- 12TueMercury in superior conjunction with the Sun — lost in the glare. (11:51pm)
- 15FriThe Moon passes Saturn — 5° apart. (3:30am)
- 21ThuThe Moon passes Venus — 4° apart. (4:22pm)
- 23SatLyrids meteor shower peaks (up to 18/hr). A thin 0% Moon leaves the sky dark.
- 28ThuSaturn is stationary — begins retrograde (westward) motion. (4:08am)
Sun & twilight
| Date | Sunrise | Sunset | Day length | Astro. dark begins | ends |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fri 1 | 7:33am | 7:14pm | 11h 41m | 8:42pm | 6:05am |
| Sun 10 | 6:41am | 6:01pm | 11h 20m | 7:29pm | 5:14am |
| Wed 20 | 6:51am | 5:47pm | 10h 56m | 7:15pm | 5:22am |
| Sat 30 | 7:00am | 5:34pm | 10h 34m | 7:04pm | 5:30am |
Days shorten by about 67 minutes over the month.
The Moon
- First QuarterFri 1, 11:05am
- Full MoonFri 8, 3:17am
- Last QuarterFri 15, 5:33pm
- New MoonSat 23, 4:22pm
- First QuarterSat 30, 3:55pm
Perigee 4 Apr (365,900 km) · Apogee 16 Apr (404,900 km)
The planets
Rise/set for mid-month at The Briars.
| Planet | In | Mag | Rise | Transit | Set | Best |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mercury | Psc | −2.0 | 6:59am | 12:31pm | 6:02pm | Hidden |
| Venus | Psc | −3.7 | 4:38am | 10:47am | 4:56pm | Morning |
| Mars | Psc | 1.2 | 6:26am | 12:05pm | 5:44pm | Hidden |
| Jupiter | Ari | −1.8 | 8:53am | 2:00pm | 7:07pm | Hidden |
| Saturn | Sgr | 0.4 | 10:48pm | 6:07am | 1:23pm | Morning |
| Uranus | Ari | 5.9 | 8:48am | 1:54pm | 7:00pm | Hidden |
| Neptune | Vir | 7.8 | 4:53pm | 10:52pm | 4:55am | 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 0% Moon leaves the sky dark.
The solar system — April 2107
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 4 September 2026.