The Sky over the Mornington Peninsula — April 2115
Highlights this month
- 5FriSaturn in superior conjunction with the Sun — lost in the glare. (12:13pm)
- 9TueNeptune at opposition — closest and brightest of the year, up all night in Virgo (mag 7.8). (1:00pm)
- 14SunMercury at greatest evening elongation (20° from the Sun, mag 0.0) — best evening apparition. (7:06pm)
- 17WedThe Moon passes Jupiter — 5° apart. (10:38pm)
- 23TueThe Moon passes Venus — 2° apart. (8:50am)
- 23TueLyrids meteor shower peaks (up to 18/hr). A thin 3% Moon leaves the sky dark.
- 24WedMercury is stationary — begins retrograde (westward) motion. (2:45pm)
- 28SunThe Moon passes Mars — 2° apart. (8:44pm)
Sun & twilight
| Date | Sunrise | Sunset | Day length | Astro. dark begins | ends |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mon 1 | 7:33am | 7:14pm | 11h 41m | 8:42pm | 6:05am |
| Wed 10 | 6:41am | 6:01pm | 11h 20m | 7:29pm | 5:14am |
| Sat 20 | 6:51am | 5:47pm | 10h 56m | 7:15pm | 5:22am |
| Tue 30 | 7:00am | 5:34pm | 10h 34m | 7:03pm | 5:30am |
Days shorten by about 67 minutes over the month.
The Moon
- First QuarterTue 2, 2:51pm
- Full MoonTue 9, 3:07pm
- Last QuarterWed 17, 3:49pm
- New MoonThu 25, 3:21am
Perigee 1 Apr (369,600 km) · Apogee 15 Apr (404,900 km) · Perigee 27 Apr (365,000 km)
The planets
Rise/set for mid-month at The Briars.
| Planet | In | Mag | Rise | Transit | Set | Best |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mercury | Ari | 0.1 | 8:30am | 1:31pm | 6:32pm | Hidden |
| Venus | Psc | −3.7 | 4:41am | 10:49am | 4:57pm | Morning |
| Mars | Tau | 1.5 | 11:25am | 4:04pm | 8:44pm | Evening |
| Jupiter | Cap | −2.0 | 11:45pm | 6:59am | 2:09pm | Morning |
| Saturn | Psc | 0.6 | 6:03am | 11:51am | 5:40pm | Hidden |
| Uranus | Tau | 5.7 | 11:25am | 4:09pm | 8:52pm | Evening |
| Neptune | Vir | 7.8 | 5:38pm | 12:02am | 6:22am | All night |
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 3% Moon leaves the sky dark.
The solar system — April 2115
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.