The Sky over the Mornington Peninsula — April 2127
Highlights this month
- 2WedThe Moon passes Mars — 5° apart. (1:59pm)
- 5SatThe Moon passes Jupiter — 5° apart. (9:29pm)
- 8TueMercury in superior conjunction with the Sun — lost in the glare. (2:34pm)
- 22TueUranus is stationary — resumes direct (eastward) motion. (6:03pm)
- 23WedLyrids meteor shower peaks (up to 18/hr). A bright 84% Moon interferes badly this year.
- 24ThuThe Moon passes Saturn — 4° apart. (2:17am)
Sun & twilight
| Date | Sunrise | Sunset | Day length | Astro. dark begins | ends |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tue 1 | 7:33am | 7:14pm | 11h 41m | 8:42pm | 6:05am |
| Thu 10 | 6:41am | 6:01pm | 11h 19m | 7:28pm | 5:14am |
| Sun 20 | 6:51am | 5:47pm | 10h 56m | 7:15pm | 5:22am |
| Wed 30 | 7:00am | 5:34pm | 10h 34m | 7:03pm | 5:31am |
Days shorten by about 67 minutes over the month.
The Moon
- Last QuarterFri 4, 10:26am
- New MoonSat 12, 4:25am
- First QuarterSun 20, 7:39am
- Full Moon SupermoonSun 27, 3:34am
Apogee 14 Apr (406,100 km) · Perigee 27 Apr (356,900 km)
The planets
Rise/set for mid-month at The Briars.
| Planet | In | Mag | Rise | Transit | Set | Best |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mercury | Ari | −1.7 | 7:25am | 12:48pm | 6:12pm | Hidden |
| Venus | Tau | −4.1 | 10:36am | 3:16pm | 7:56pm | Evening |
| Mars | Oph | −0.6 | 8:49pm | 4:13am | 11:34am | Morning |
| Jupiter | Cap | −1.9 | 12:09am | 7:16am | 2:23pm | Morning |
| Saturn | Leo | 0.6 | 4:33pm | 10:16pm | 4:04am | Evening |
| Uranus | Cnc | 5.5 | 2:50pm | 7:56pm | 1:06am | Evening |
| Neptune | Lib | 7.8 | 6:51pm | 1:44am | 8:34am | Morning |
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 84% Moon interferes badly this year.
The solar system — April 2127
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 11 September 2026.