The Sky over the Mornington Peninsula — April 2131
Highlights this month
- 1SunThe Moon passes Jupiter — 3° apart. (1:39pm)
- 3TueMercury and Venus in conjunction — 0.3° apart. (9:50pm)
- 9MonMercury at greatest morning elongation (28° from the Sun, mag 0.3) — best morning apparition. (8:56pm)
- 14SatThe Moon passes Saturn — 2° apart. (9:33pm)
- 22SunThe Moon passes Mars — 2° apart. (3:37pm)
- 23MonLyrids meteor shower peaks (up to 18/hr). A thin 23% Moon leaves the sky dark.
- 26ThuThe Moon passes Mercury — 2° apart. (4:56am)
Sun & twilight
| Date | Sunrise | Sunset | Day length | Astro. dark begins | ends |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sun 1 | 6:33am | 6:14pm | 11h 41m | 7:42pm | 5:05am |
| Tue 10 | 6:41am | 6:01pm | 11h 19m | 7:28pm | 5:14am |
| Fri 20 | 6:51am | 5:47pm | 10h 56m | 7:15pm | 5:22am |
| Mon 30 | 7:00am | 5:34pm | 10h 34m | 7:03pm | 5:31am |
Days shorten by about 67 minutes over the month.
The Moon
- First QuarterThu 5, 2:21am
- Full MoonFri 13, 1:43am
- Last QuarterSat 21, 2:29am
- New MoonFri 27, 6:42pm
Apogee 13 Apr (406,300 km) · Perigee 27 Apr (356,800 km)
The planets
Rise/set for mid-month at The Briars.
| Planet | In | Mag | Rise | Transit | Set | Best |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mercury | Psc | 0.1 | 4:31am | 10:44am | 4:57pm | Morning |
| Venus | Psc | −3.7 | 4:47am | 10:53am | 5:00pm | Morning |
| Mars | Cap | 0.8 | 1:04am | 8:04am | 3:03pm | Morning |
| Jupiter | Tau | −1.8 | 9:32am | 2:32pm | 7:31pm | Hidden |
| Saturn | Lib | 0.1 | 6:50pm | 1:39am | 8:25am | Morning |
| Uranus | Leo | 5.4 | 3:43pm | 9:11pm | 2:42am | Evening |
| Neptune | Lib | 7.9 | 7:18pm | 2:20am | 9:18am | 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 thin 23% Moon leaves the sky dark.
The solar system — April 2131
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.