The Sky over the Mornington Peninsula — April 2130
Highlights this month
- 12WedMercury is stationary — resumes direct (eastward) motion. (4:46am)
- 21FriSaturn at opposition — closest and brightest of the year, up all night in Virgo (mag 0.1). (6:54am)
- 22SatJupiter in superior conjunction with the Sun — lost in the glare. (2:39pm)
- 23SunLyrids meteor shower peaks (up to 18/hr). A bright 100% Moon interferes badly this year.
- 23SunThe Moon passes Saturn — 2° apart. (7:21pm)
- 27ThuMercury at greatest morning elongation (27° from the Sun, mag 0.4) — best morning apparition. (6:20pm)
Sun & twilight
| Date | Sunrise | Sunset | Day length | Astro. dark begins | ends |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sat 1 | 7:33am | 7:14pm | 11h 40m | 8:41pm | 6:06am |
| Mon 10 | 6:42am | 6:00pm | 11h 19m | 7:28pm | 5:14am |
| Thu 20 | 6:51am | 5:46pm | 10h 55m | 7:15pm | 5:23am |
| Sun 30 | 7:00am | 5:34pm | 10h 34m | 7:03pm | 5:31am |
Days shorten by about 67 minutes over the month.
The Moon
- Last QuarterSun 2, 3:03am
- New MoonSat 8, 6:04pm
- First QuarterSat 15, 8:38pm
- Full MoonMon 24, 12:58am
Perigee 7 Apr (359,100 km) · Apogee 19 Apr (405,700 km)
The planets
Rise/set for mid-month at The Briars.
| Planet | In | Mag | Rise | Transit | Set | Best |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mercury | Psc | 1.2 | 4:56am | 10:57am | 4:59pm | Morning |
| Venus | Tau | −3.8 | 9:24am | 2:21pm | 7:18pm | Hidden |
| Mars | Tau | 1.5 | 10:56am | 3:39pm | 8:21pm | Evening |
| Jupiter | Ari | −1.9 | 7:13am | 12:41pm | 6:10pm | Hidden |
| Saturn | Vir | 0.1 | 6:14pm | 12:49am | 7:20am | All night |
| Uranus | Leo | 5.4 | 3:30pm | 8:51pm | 2:17am | Evening |
| Neptune | Lib | 7.9 | 7:10pm | 2:10am | 9:06am | 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 100% Moon interferes badly this year.
The solar system — April 2130
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 12 September 2026.