The Sky over the Mornington Peninsula — April 2123
Highlights this month
- 3SatUranus is stationary — resumes direct (eastward) motion. (11:39pm)
- 4SunThe Moon passes Saturn — 3° apart. (3:15pm)
- 7WedMercury in inferior conjunction with the Sun — lost in the glare. (6:00pm)
- 20TueMercury is stationary — resumes direct (eastward) motion. (4:05am)
- 23FriLyrids meteor shower peaks (up to 18/hr). A thin 11% Moon leaves the sky dark.
- 23FriMercury and Venus in conjunction — 0.2° apart. (8:55pm)
- 27TueNeptune at opposition — closest and brightest of the year, up all night in Virgo (mag 7.8). (6:25am)
- 27TueMars is stationary — resumes direct (eastward) motion. (7:53pm)
Sun & twilight
| Date | Sunrise | Sunset | Day length | Astro. dark begins | ends |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thu 1 | 7:33am | 7:14pm | 11h 41m | 8:42pm | 6:05am |
| Sat 10 | 6:41am | 6:01pm | 11h 19m | 7:28pm | 5:14am |
| Tue 20 | 6:51am | 5:47pm | 10h 56m | 7:15pm | 5:22am |
| Fri 30 | 7:00am | 5:34pm | 10h 34m | 7:03pm | 5:31am |
Days shorten by about 67 minutes over the month.
The Moon
- First QuarterSat 3, 7:15pm
- Full MoonSun 11, 6:54am
- Last QuarterMon 19, 11:44am
- New MoonMon 26, 11:35am
Apogee 15 Apr (405,800 km) · Perigee 27 Apr (358,500 km)
The planets
Rise/set for mid-month at The Briars.
| Planet | In | Mag | Rise | Transit | Set | Best |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mercury | Psc | 3.2 | 5:46am | 11:31am | 5:16pm | Hidden |
| Venus | Psc | −3.7 | 4:44am | 10:51am | 4:58pm | Morning |
| Mars | Leo | −0.7 | 4:21pm | 9:57pm | 3:36am | Evening |
| Jupiter | Leo | −2.2 | 4:36pm | 10:26pm | 4:19am | Evening |
| Saturn | Gem | 0.0 | 1:47pm | 6:38pm | 11:29pm | Evening |
| Uranus | Gem | 5.5 | 1:49pm | 6:40pm | 11:30pm | Evening |
| Neptune | Vir | 7.8 | 6:25pm | 1:10am | 7:50am | 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 11% Moon leaves the sky dark.
The solar system — April 2123
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 10 September 2026.