The Sky over the Mornington Peninsula — April 2136
Highlights this month
- 9MonMercury in inferior conjunction with the Sun — lost in the glare. (8:44pm)
- 11WedThe Moon passes Mars — 2° apart. (6:13am)
- 17TueThe Moon passes Jupiter — 3° apart. (10:03am)
- 21SatJupiter at opposition — closest and brightest of the year, up all night in Virgo (mag −2.3). (6:01am)
- 22SunSaturn is stationary — begins retrograde (westward) motion. (6:11am)
- 22SunMercury is stationary — resumes direct (eastward) motion. (6:40am)
- 23MonLyrids meteor shower peaks (up to 18/hr). A 51% Moon washes out fainter meteors for part of the night.
- 29SunThe Moon passes Mercury — 3° apart. (9:49am)
Sun & twilight
| Date | Sunrise | Sunset | Day length | Astro. dark begins | ends |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sun 1 | 6:34am | 6:13pm | 11h 39m | 7:40pm | 5:06am |
| Tue 10 | 6:42am | 6:00pm | 11h 17m | 7:27pm | 5:14am |
| Fri 20 | 6:51am | 5:46pm | 10h 54m | 7:14pm | 5:23am |
| Mon 30 | 7:01am | 5:33pm | 10h 32m | 7:03pm | 5:31am |
Days shorten by about 67 minutes over the month.
The Moon
- New MoonSun 1, 11:31pm
- First QuarterTue 10, 4:01am
- Full Moon SupermoonTue 17, 3:21am
- Last QuarterMon 23, 6:15pm
Apogee 5 Apr (405,900 km) · Perigee 17 Apr (358,000 km)
The planets
Rise/set for mid-month at The Briars.
| Planet | In | Mag | Rise | Transit | Set | Best |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mercury | Psc | 4.2 | 6:04am | 11:42am | 5:21pm | Hidden |
| Venus | Psc | −3.8 | 6:21am | 12:03pm | 5:44pm | Hidden |
| Mars | Cnc | 0.5 | 2:27pm | 7:18pm | 12:12am | Evening |
| Jupiter | Vir | −2.3 | 6:08pm | 12:48am | 7:24am | All night |
| Saturn | Sgr | 0.3 | 10:23pm | 5:44am | 1:00pm | Morning |
| Uranus | Vir | 5.4 | 4:41pm | 10:39pm | 4:41am | Evening |
| Neptune | Sco | 7.9 | 7:51pm | 3:02am | 10:09am | 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 51% Moon washes out fainter meteors for part of the night.
The solar system — April 2136
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 14 September 2026.