The Sky over the Mornington Peninsula — April 2113
Highlights this month
- 4TueNeptune at opposition — closest and brightest of the year, up all night in Virgo (mag 7.8). (3:11pm)
- 5WedThe Moon passes Jupiter — 2° apart. (2:01pm)
- 14FriThe Moon passes Saturn — 3° apart. (7:26am)
- 19WedThe Moon passes Mars — 3° apart. (6:38am)
- 21FriMercury in superior conjunction with the Sun — lost in the glare. (9:28pm)
- 23SunLyrids meteor shower peaks (up to 18/hr). A 54% Moon washes out fainter meteors for part of the night.
Sun & twilight
| Date | Sunrise | Sunset | Day length | Astro. dark begins | ends |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sat 1 | 7:33am | 7:14pm | 11h 40m | 8:41pm | 6:06am |
| Mon 10 | 6:42am | 6:00pm | 11h 18m | 7:28pm | 5:14am |
| Thu 20 | 6:51am | 5:46pm | 10h 55m | 7:14pm | 5:23am |
| Sun 30 | 7:00am | 5:34pm | 10h 33m | 7:03pm | 5:31am |
Days shorten by about 67 minutes over the month.
The Moon
- Full MoonSat 1, 7:33pm
- Last QuarterSun 9, 6:51pm
- New MoonSun 16, 10:44am
- First QuarterSun 23, 7:52am
Apogee 1 Apr (406,300 km) · Perigee 15 Apr (357,000 km) · Apogee 28 Apr (406,100 km)
The planets
Rise/set for mid-month at The Briars.
| Planet | In | Mag | Rise | Transit | Set | Best |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mercury | Psc | −1.4 | 6:10am | 11:56am | 5:41pm | Hidden |
| Venus | Aqr | −4.6 | 3:14am | 9:35am | 3:55pm | Morning |
| Mars | Tau | 1.6 | 10:11am | 3:00pm | 7:49pm | Evening |
| Jupiter | Lib | −2.2 | 7:19pm | 2:25am | 9:27am | Morning |
| Saturn | Psc | 1.1 | 4:11am | 10:27am | 4:42pm | Morning |
| Uranus | Tau | 5.8 | 10:44am | 3:31pm | 8:18pm | Evening |
| Neptune | Vir | 7.8 | 5:25pm | 11:39pm | 5:58am | 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 54% Moon washes out fainter meteors for part of the night.
The solar system — April 2113
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.