The Sky over the Mornington Peninsula — April 2117
Highlights this month
- 9FriThe Moon passes Mars — 3° apart. (3:07am)
- 9FriMercury is stationary — resumes direct (eastward) motion. (3:46am)
- 13TueMercury and Jupiter in conjunction — 2° apart. (8:07am)
- 13TueNeptune at opposition — closest and brightest of the year, up all night in Virgo (mag 7.8). (11:02am)
- 23FriLyrids meteor shower peaks (up to 18/hr). A 55% Moon washes out fainter meteors for part of the night.
- 24SatMercury at greatest morning elongation (27° from the Sun, mag 0.4) — best morning apparition. (4:38pm)
- 28WedThe Moon passes Jupiter — 0.4° apart. (11:57pm)
- 29ThuThe Moon passes Mercury — 2° apart. (10:24pm)
Sun & twilight
| Date | Sunrise | Sunset | Day length | Astro. dark begins | ends |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thu 1 | 7:33am | 7:14pm | 11h 40m | 8:41pm | 6:06am |
| Sat 10 | 6:42am | 6:00pm | 11h 18m | 7:28pm | 5:14am |
| Tue 20 | 6:51am | 5:46pm | 10h 55m | 7:14pm | 5:23am |
| Fri 30 | 7:00am | 5:34pm | 10h 33m | 7:03pm | 5:31am |
Days shorten by about 67 minutes over the month.
The Moon
- New MoonFri 2, 5:09pm
- First QuarterSat 10, 11:51am
- Full MoonSat 17, 2:37am
- Last QuarterSat 24, 3:54am
Perigee 15 Apr (358,600 km) · Apogee 28 Apr (405,800 km)
The planets
Rise/set for mid-month at The Briars.
| Planet | In | Mag | Rise | Transit | Set | Best |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mercury | Psc | 0.8 | 4:44am | 10:50am | 4:56pm | Morning |
| Venus | Ari | −3.7 | 7:47am | 1:07pm | 6:27pm | Hidden |
| Mars | Gem | 1.3 | 12:35pm | 5:11pm | 9:48pm | Evening |
| Jupiter | Psc | −1.9 | 4:35am | 10:42am | 4:50pm | Morning |
| Saturn | Ari | 0.2 | 7:55am | 1:17pm | 6:39pm | Hidden |
| Uranus | Tau | 5.7 | 12:02pm | 4:44pm | 9:25pm | Evening |
| Neptune | Vir | 7.8 | 5:48pm | 12:17am | 6:42am | 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 55% Moon washes out fainter meteors for part of the night.
The solar system — April 2117
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 8 September 2026.