The Sky over the Mornington Peninsula — April 2120
Highlights this month
- 4ThuThe Moon passes Jupiter — 5° apart. (7:31am)
- 14SunMercury in superior conjunction with the Sun — lost in the glare. (6:43pm)
- 19FriNeptune at opposition — closest and brightest of the year, up all night in Virgo (mag 7.8). (8:28pm)
- 23TueLyrids meteor shower peaks (up to 18/hr). A thin 24% Moon leaves the sky dark.
- 25ThuThe Moon passes Mars — 5° apart. (11:46pm)
Sun & twilight
| Date | Sunrise | Sunset | Day length | Astro. dark begins | ends |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mon 1 | 7:34am | 7:13pm | 11h 39m | 8:41pm | 6:06am |
| Wed 10 | 6:42am | 6:00pm | 11h 18m | 7:27pm | 5:14am |
| Sat 20 | 6:51am | 5:46pm | 10h 54m | 7:14pm | 5:23am |
| Tue 30 | 7:01am | 5:33pm | 10h 33m | 7:03pm | 5:31am |
Days shorten by about 67 minutes over the month.
The Moon
- First QuarterSat 6, 11:18am
- Full MoonSun 14, 8:30am
- Last QuarterSun 21, 6:51am
- New MoonSun 28, 6:50am
Apogee 7 Apr (404,800 km) · Perigee 21 Apr (369,900 km)
The planets
Rise/set for mid-month at The Briars.
| Planet | In | Mag | Rise | Transit | Set | Best |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mercury | Psc | −2.1 | 6:50am | 12:23pm | 5:57pm | Hidden |
| Venus | Psc | −3.8 | 6:15am | 11:58am | 5:41pm | Hidden |
| Mars | Psc | 1.2 | 4:36am | 10:44am | 4:51pm | Morning |
| Jupiter | Tau | −1.8 | 11:27am | 4:11pm | 8:56pm | Evening |
| Saturn | Tau | −0.0 | 10:55am | 3:46pm | 8:36pm | Evening |
| Uranus | Gem | 5.6 | 12:56pm | 5:39pm | 10:23pm | Evening |
| Neptune | Vir | 7.8 | 6:04pm | 12:41am | 7:14am | 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 24% Moon leaves the sky dark.
The solar system — April 2120
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 9 September 2026.