The Sky over the Mornington Peninsula — April 2118
Highlights this month
- 6WedMercury at greatest morning elongation (28° from the Sun, mag 0.3) — best morning apparition. (8:06pm)
- 9SatVenus and Mars in conjunction — 0.8° apart. (12:16pm)
- 15FriNeptune at opposition — closest and brightest of the year, up all night in Virgo (mag 7.8). (10:07pm)
- 17SunJupiter in superior conjunction with the Sun — lost in the glare. (5:57am)
- 17SunThe Moon passes Mars — 0.1° apart. (10:04am)
- 17SunThe Moon passes Venus — 0.1° apart. (5:04pm)
- 19TueThe Moon passes Mercury — 3° apart. (2:15am)
- 23SatLyrids meteor shower peaks (up to 18/hr). A thin 5% Moon leaves the sky dark.
Sun & twilight
| Date | Sunrise | Sunset | Day length | Astro. dark begins | ends |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fri 1 | 7:33am | 7:14pm | 11h 41m | 8:41pm | 6:05am |
| Sun 10 | 6:42am | 6:00pm | 11h 19m | 7:28pm | 5:14am |
| Wed 20 | 6:51am | 5:46pm | 10h 56m | 7:15pm | 5:23am |
| Sat 30 | 7:00am | 5:34pm | 10h 34m | 7:03pm | 5:31am |
Days shorten by about 67 minutes over the month.
The Moon
- Full Moon SupermoonWed 6, 7:17pm
- Last QuarterWed 13, 10:28am
- New MoonThu 21, 9:26am
- First QuarterFri 29, 10:19am
Perigee 7 Apr (357,700 km) · Apogee 22 Apr (406,200 km)
The planets
Rise/set for mid-month at The Briars.
| Planet | In | Mag | Rise | Transit | Set | Best |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mercury | Psc | 0.1 | 4:35am | 10:47am | 4:59pm | Morning |
| Venus | Aqr | −3.9 | 3:25am | 9:51am | 4:16pm | Morning |
| Mars | Aqr | 1.1 | 3:13am | 9:43am | 4:12pm | Morning |
| Jupiter | Psc | −1.9 | 6:53am | 12:26pm | 5:59pm | Hidden |
| Saturn | Ari | 0.1 | 8:55am | 2:05pm | 7:15pm | Hidden |
| Uranus | Gem | 5.7 | 12:21pm | 5:03pm | 9:45pm | Evening |
| Neptune | Vir | 7.8 | 5:54pm | 12:26am | 6:54am | 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 5% Moon leaves the sky dark.
The solar system — April 2118
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.