The Sky over the Mornington Peninsula — April 2112
Highlights this month
- 2SatNeptune at opposition — closest and brightest of the year, up all night in Virgo (mag 7.8). (5:21am)
- 12TueThe Moon passes Jupiter — 3° apart. (5:49pm)
- 12TueJupiter at opposition — closest and brightest of the year, up all night in Virgo (mag −2.3). (6:48pm)
- 18MonThe Moon passes Mars — 2° apart. (11:15am)
- 23SatThe Moon passes Saturn — 2° apart. (4:02am)
- 23SatLyrids meteor shower peaks (up to 18/hr). A thin 13% Moon leaves the sky dark.
Sun & twilight
| Date | Sunrise | Sunset | Day length | Astro. dark begins | ends |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fri 1 | 7:34am | 7:13pm | 11h 40m | 8:41pm | 6:06am |
| Sun 10 | 6:42am | 6:00pm | 11h 18m | 7:27pm | 5:14am |
| Wed 20 | 6:51am | 5:46pm | 10h 55m | 7:14pm | 5:23am |
| Sat 30 | 7:01am | 5:33pm | 10h 33m | 7:03pm | 5:31am |
Days shorten by about 67 minutes over the month.
The Moon
- First QuarterMon 4, 1:28pm
- Full MoonTue 12, 5:43pm
- Last QuarterWed 20, 3:06am
- New MoonTue 26, 7:21pm
Apogee 8 Apr (405,600 km) · Perigee 23 Apr (364,500 km)
The planets
Rise/set for mid-month at The Briars.
| Planet | In | Mag | Rise | Transit | Set | Best |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mercury | Psc | −0.3 | 5:01am | 11:06am | 5:11pm | Hidden |
| Venus | Psc | −3.7 | 6:12am | 11:56am | 5:40pm | Hidden |
| Mars | Sgr | −0.3 | 9:46pm | 5:12am | 12:36pm | Morning |
| Jupiter | Vir | −2.3 | 5:44pm | 12:13am | 6:38am | All night |
| Saturn | Aqr | 1.0 | 3:17am | 9:45am | 4:13pm | Morning |
| Uranus | Tau | 5.8 | 10:24am | 3:13pm | 8:03pm | Evening |
| Neptune | Vir | 7.8 | 5:18pm | 11:30pm | 5:46am | 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 13% Moon leaves the sky dark.
The solar system — April 2112
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.