The Sky over the Mornington Peninsula — April 2134
Highlights this month
- 1ThuMercury in superior conjunction with the Sun — lost in the glare. (9:46am)
- 2FriThe Moon passes Mars — 2° apart. (2:57pm)
- 5MonThe Moon passes Jupiter — 4° apart. (8:24pm)
- 13TueThe Moon passes Saturn — 5° apart. (8:42pm)
- 21WedThe Moon passes Venus — 3° apart. (11:40am)
- 22ThuJupiter is stationary — resumes direct (eastward) motion. (7:43pm)
- 23FriLyrids meteor shower peaks (up to 18/hr). A thin 1% Moon leaves the sky dark.
- 27TueMercury at greatest evening elongation (20° from the Sun, mag 0.2) — best evening apparition. (10:39am)
- 30FriThe Moon passes Mars — 3° apart. (7:31pm)
Sun & twilight
| Date | Sunrise | Sunset | Day length | Astro. dark begins | ends |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thu 1 | 7:33am | 7:14pm | 11h 40m | 8:41pm | 6:06am |
| Sat 10 | 6:42am | 6:00pm | 11h 19m | 7:28pm | 5:14am |
| Tue 20 | 6:51am | 5:46pm | 10h 55m | 7:15pm | 5:23am |
| Fri 30 | 7:00am | 5:34pm | 10h 33m | 7:03pm | 5:31am |
Days shorten by about 67 minutes over the month.
The Moon
- First QuarterFri 2, 7:59pm
- Full MoonFri 9, 9:54am
- Last QuarterFri 16, 6:38pm
- New MoonSat 24, 8:46pm
Perigee 7 Apr (362,300 km) · Apogee 19 Apr (405,200 km)
The planets
Rise/set for mid-month at The Briars.
| Planet | In | Mag | Rise | Transit | Set | Best |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mercury | Ari | −1.1 | 8:02am | 1:14pm | 6:26pm | Hidden |
| Venus | Aqr | −3.9 | 3:29am | 9:54am | 4:18pm | Morning |
| Mars | Gem | 1.0 | 1:18pm | 5:57pm | 10:36pm | Evening |
| Jupiter | Leo | −2.1 | 3:23pm | 8:40pm | 2:01am | Evening |
| Saturn | Oph | 0.2 | 8:49pm | 4:07am | 11:22am | Morning |
| Uranus | Leo | 5.4 | 4:19pm | 10:05pm | 3:54am | Evening |
| Neptune | Lib | 7.9 | 7:38pm | 2:46am | 9:50am | 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 1% Moon leaves the sky dark.
The solar system — April 2134
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.