The Sky over the Mornington Peninsula — April 2111
Highlights this month
- 5SunThe Moon passes Saturn — 0.2° apart. (11:32am)
- 6MonThe Moon passes Mercury — 2° apart. (8:17pm)
- 14TueMercury at greatest morning elongation (28° from the Sun, mag 0.3) — best morning apparition. (5:06pm)
- 21TueThe Moon passes Jupiter — 1° apart. (1:06am)
- 23ThuLyrids meteor shower peaks (up to 18/hr). A bright 99% Moon interferes badly this year.
Sun & twilight
| Date | Sunrise | Sunset | Day length | Astro. dark begins | ends |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wed 1 | 7:33am | 7:14pm | 11h 41m | 8:42pm | 6:05am |
| Fri 10 | 6:41am | 6:01pm | 11h 20m | 7:29pm | 5:14am |
| Mon 20 | 6:51am | 5:47pm | 10h 56m | 7:15pm | 5:22am |
| Thu 30 | 7:00am | 5:34pm | 10h 34m | 7:04pm | 5:30am |
Days shorten by about 67 minutes over the month.
The Moon
- Last QuarterThu 2, 12:38am
- New MoonWed 8, 9:05pm
- First QuarterThu 16, 4:39pm
- Full MoonFri 24, 10:26am
Perigee 3 Apr (369,100 km) · Apogee 16 Apr (404,700 km) · Perigee 28 Apr (368,500 km)
The planets
Rise/set for mid-month at The Briars.
| Planet | In | Mag | Rise | Transit | Set | Best |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mercury | Psc | 0.3 | 4:28am | 10:41am | 4:54pm | Morning |
| Venus | Tau | −4.1 | 10:33am | 3:13pm | 7:54pm | Evening |
| Mars | Ari | 1.5 | 8:58am | 2:01pm | 7:03pm | Hidden |
| Jupiter | Leo | −2.2 | 4:25pm | 10:09pm | 3:57am | Evening |
| Saturn | Aqr | 0.8 | 2:25am | 9:06am | 3:47pm | Morning |
| Uranus | Tau | 5.8 | 10:07am | 2:59pm | 7:51pm | Evening |
| Neptune | Vir | 7.8 | 5:16pm | 11:25pm | 5:38am | 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 2111
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 6 September 2026.