The Sky over the Mornington Peninsula — April 2122
Highlights this month
- 7TueMercury at greatest evening elongation (19° from the Sun, mag −0.1) — best evening apparition. (5:03am)
- 13MonThe Moon passes Saturn — 0.0° apart. (7:23am)
- 16ThuMercury is stationary — begins retrograde (westward) motion. (4:58am)
- 16ThuThe Moon passes Jupiter — 4° apart. (9:23am)
- 18SatJupiter is stationary — resumes direct (eastward) motion. (5:43am)
- 23ThuLyrids meteor shower peaks (up to 18/hr). A bright 98% Moon interferes badly this year.
- 24FriNeptune at opposition — closest and brightest of the year, up all night in Virgo (mag 7.8). (7:03pm)
- 26SunMercury in inferior conjunction with the Sun — lost in the glare. (10:09am)
Sun & twilight
| Date | Sunrise | Sunset | Day length | Astro. dark begins | ends |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wed 1 | 7:33am | 7:14pm | 11h 41m | 8:41pm | 6:06am |
| Fri 10 | 6:42am | 6:00pm | 11h 19m | 7:28pm | 5:14am |
| Mon 20 | 6:51am | 5:46pm | 10h 56m | 7:15pm | 5:23am |
| Thu 30 | 7:00am | 5:34pm | 10h 34m | 7:03pm | 5:31am |
Days shorten by about 67 minutes over the month.
The Moon
- New MoonTue 7, 10:38am
- First QuarterTue 14, 4:42am
- Full MoonWed 22, 6:35am
- Last QuarterThu 30, 4:05am
Perigee 7 Apr (356,700 km) · Apogee 21 Apr (406,200 km)
The planets
Rise/set for mid-month at The Briars.
| Planet | In | Mag | Rise | Transit | Set | Best |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mercury | Ari | 1.8 | 8:10am | 1:14pm | 6:18pm | Hidden |
| Venus | Tau | −3.7 | 9:21am | 2:19pm | 7:16pm | Hidden |
| Mars | Psc | 1.2 | 5:56am | 11:43am | 5:29pm | Hidden |
| Jupiter | Leo | −2.0 | 3:11pm | 8:23pm | 1:39am | Evening |
| Saturn | Gem | −0.0 | 12:54pm | 5:40pm | 10:26pm | Evening |
| Uranus | Gem | 5.6 | 1:32pm | 6:19pm | 11:07pm | Evening |
| Neptune | Vir | 7.8 | 6:18pm | 1:00am | 7:38am | 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 98% Moon interferes badly this year.
The solar system — April 2122
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.