The Sky over the Mornington Peninsula — April 2135
Highlights this month
- 10SunMercury at greatest evening elongation (19° from the Sun, mag −0.0) — best evening apparition. (3:21am)
- 11MonThe Moon passes Mars — 2° apart. (1:09am)
- 11MonSaturn is stationary — begins retrograde (westward) motion. (9:16am)
- 18MonThe Moon passes Venus — 0.9° apart. (12:22am)
- 19TueMercury is stationary — begins retrograde (westward) motion. (10:05am)
- 23SatLyrids meteor shower peaks (up to 18/hr). A bright 70% Moon interferes badly this year.
- 25MonThe Moon passes Jupiter — 1° apart. (6:46pm)
- 29FriMercury in inferior conjunction with the Sun — lost in the glare. (4:06pm)
Sun & twilight
| Date | Sunrise | Sunset | Day length | Astro. dark begins | ends |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fri 1 | 7:33am | 7:14pm | 11h 41m | 8:42pm | 6:05am |
| Sun 10 | 6:41am | 6:01pm | 11h 19m | 7:28pm | 5:14am |
| Wed 20 | 6:51am | 5:47pm | 10h 56m | 7:15pm | 5:22am |
| Sat 30 | 7:00am | 5:34pm | 10h 34m | 7:03pm | 5:31am |
Days shorten by about 67 minutes over the month.
The Moon
- Last QuarterTue 5, 8:30pm
- New MoonWed 13, 11:21pm
- First QuarterThu 21, 7:43pm
- Full MoonThu 28, 10:32am
Apogee 12 Apr (406,200 km) · Perigee 27 Apr (358,300 km)
The planets
Rise/set for mid-month at The Briars.
| Planet | In | Mag | Rise | Transit | Set | Best |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mercury | Ari | 1.0 | 8:22am | 1:23pm | 6:25pm | Hidden |
| Venus | Tau | −4.2 | 10:38am | 3:17pm | 7:56pm | Evening |
| Mars | Psc | 1.2 | 4:05am | 10:21am | 4:37pm | Morning |
| Jupiter | Vir | −2.2 | 4:48pm | 10:43pm | 4:42am | Evening |
| Saturn | Sgr | 0.3 | 9:37pm | 4:58am | 12:15pm | Morning |
| Uranus | Leo | 5.4 | 4:32pm | 10:24pm | 4:19am | Evening |
| Neptune | Sco | 7.9 | 7:47pm | 2:56am | 10:01am | 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 70% Moon interferes badly this year.
The solar system — April 2135
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.