The Sky over the Mornington Peninsula — April 2133
Highlights this month
- 2ThuThe Moon passes Mars — 4° apart. (1:54am)
- 13MonThe Moon passes Jupiter — 3° apart. (2:10am)
- 17FriMercury in superior conjunction with the Sun — lost in the glare. (1:26pm)
- 22WedThe Moon passes Saturn — 2° apart. (11:21pm)
- 23ThuLyrids meteor shower peaks (up to 18/hr). A bright 86% Moon interferes badly this year.
Sun & twilight
| Date | Sunrise | Sunset | Day length | Astro. dark begins | ends |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wed 1 | 7:34am | 7:13pm | 11h 40m | 8:41pm | 6:06am |
| Fri 10 | 6:42am | 6:00pm | 11h 18m | 7:28pm | 5:14am |
| Mon 20 | 6:51am | 5:46pm | 10h 55m | 7:14pm | 5:23am |
| Thu 30 | 7:00am | 5:33pm | 10h 33m | 7:03pm | 5:31am |
Days shorten by about 67 minutes over the month.
The Moon
- New MoonSun 5, 11:54pm
- First QuarterSun 12, 10:16pm
- Full MoonSun 19, 10:37pm
- Last QuarterMon 27, 10:35pm
Perigee 11 Apr (369,800 km) · Apogee 26 Apr (404,900 km)
The planets
Rise/set for mid-month at The Briars.
| Planet | In | Mag | Rise | Transit | Set | Best |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mercury | Psc | −1.9 | 6:34am | 12:12pm | 5:51pm | Hidden |
| Venus | Ari | −3.7 | 7:54am | 1:12pm | 6:30pm | Hidden |
| Mars | Aqr | 1.1 | 2:39am | 9:17am | 3:54pm | Morning |
| Jupiter | Gem | −1.9 | 1:45pm | 6:35pm | 11:25pm | Evening |
| Saturn | Oph | 0.1 | 8:05pm | 3:17am | 10:24am | Morning |
| Uranus | Leo | 5.4 | 4:06pm | 9:45pm | 3:28am | Evening |
| Neptune | Lib | 7.9 | 7:30pm | 2:36am | 9:38am | 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 86% Moon interferes badly this year.
The solar system — April 2133
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 13 September 2026.