The Sky over the Mornington Peninsula — April 2119
Highlights this month
- 8SatThe Moon passes Mercury — 4° apart. (3:21pm)
- 10MonVenus and Saturn in conjunction — 4° apart. (2:47am)
- 14FriThe Moon passes Venus — 3° apart. (8:51am)
- 18TueThe Moon passes Mars — 1° apart. (6:46am)
- 18TueNeptune at opposition — closest and brightest of the year, up all night in Virgo (mag 7.8). (9:16am)
- 23SunLyrids meteor shower peaks (up to 18/hr). A bright 94% Moon interferes badly this year.
Sun & twilight
| Date | Sunrise | Sunset | Day length | Astro. dark begins | ends |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sat 1 | 7:33am | 7:14pm | 11h 41m | 8:42pm | 6:05am |
| Mon 10 | 6:41am | 6:01pm | 11h 19m | 7:28pm | 5:14am |
| Thu 20 | 6:51am | 5:47pm | 10h 56m | 7:15pm | 5:22am |
| Sun 30 | 7:00am | 5:34pm | 10h 34m | 7:03pm | 5:31am |
Days shorten by about 67 minutes over the month.
The Moon
- Last QuarterMon 3, 3:18am
- New MoonMon 10, 11:03am
- First QuarterTue 18, 2:01pm
- Full MoonTue 25, 8:07pm
Apogee 15 Apr (405,300 km) · Perigee 27 Apr (361,300 km)
The planets
Rise/set for mid-month at The Briars.
| Planet | In | Mag | Rise | Transit | Set | Best |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mercury | Psc | −0.6 | 5:23am | 11:23am | 5:22pm | Hidden |
| Venus | Tau | −4.1 | 10:34am | 3:15pm | 7:55pm | Evening |
| Mars | Gem | 0.9 | 1:46pm | 6:28pm | 11:10pm | Evening |
| Jupiter | Tau | −1.8 | 9:12am | 2:15pm | 7:18pm | Hidden |
| Saturn | Tau | 0.0 | 9:57am | 2:56pm | 7:54pm | Evening |
| Uranus | Gem | 5.6 | 12:41pm | 5:23pm | 10:05pm | Evening |
| Neptune | Vir | 7.8 | 6:01pm | 12:36am | 7:06am | 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 bright 94% Moon interferes badly this year.
The solar system — April 2119
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.