The Sky over the Mornington Peninsula — April 2114
Highlights this month
- 5ThuMercury in superior conjunction with the Sun — lost in the glare. (7:08pm)
- 7SatNeptune at opposition — closest and brightest of the year, up all night in Virgo (mag 7.8). (2:04am)
- 15SunJupiter is stationary — begins retrograde (westward) motion. (7:45pm)
- 23MonLyrids meteor shower peaks (up to 18/hr). A bright 91% Moon interferes badly this year.
- 25WedThe Moon passes Jupiter — 2° apart. (10:51am)
- 28SatThe Moon passes Mars — 3° apart. (10:39pm)
Sun & twilight
| Date | Sunrise | Sunset | Day length | Astro. dark begins | ends |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sun 1 | 6:33am | 6:14pm | 11h 41m | 7:42pm | 5:05am |
| Tue 10 | 6:42am | 6:01pm | 11h 19m | 7:28pm | 5:14am |
| Fri 20 | 6:51am | 5:47pm | 10h 56m | 7:15pm | 5:22am |
| Mon 30 | 7:00am | 5:34pm | 10h 34m | 7:03pm | 5:31am |
Days shorten by about 67 minutes over the month.
The Moon
- New MoonFri 6, 3:12am
- First QuarterThu 12, 6:28pm
- Full MoonFri 20, 11:24am
- Last QuarterSat 28, 3:35pm
Perigee 7 Apr (360,200 km) · Apogee 23 Apr (406,100 km)
The planets
Rise/set for mid-month at The Briars.
| Planet | In | Mag | Rise | Transit | Set | Best |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mercury | Ari | −1.5 | 7:40am | 12:59pm | 6:18pm | Hidden |
| Venus | Tau | −3.7 | 9:18am | 2:16pm | 7:15pm | Hidden |
| Mars | Cap | 0.5 | 11:57pm | 7:10am | 2:22pm | Morning |
| Jupiter | Sgr | −2.1 | 9:21pm | 4:45am | 12:04pm | Morning |
| Saturn | Psc | 0.9 | 5:07am | 11:09am | 5:11pm | Hidden |
| Uranus | Tau | 5.8 | 11:05am | 3:50pm | 8:35pm | Evening |
| Neptune | Vir | 7.8 | 5:31pm | 11:49pm | 6:10am | 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 91% Moon interferes badly this year.
The solar system — April 2114
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 7 September 2026.