The Sky over the Mornington Peninsula — April 2137
Highlights this month
- 4ThuMercury is stationary — resumes direct (eastward) motion. (9:29am)
- 13SatThe Moon passes Saturn — 5° apart. (1:48pm)
- 16TueThe Moon passes Venus — 2° apart. (11:56pm)
- 18ThuThe Moon passes Mercury — 3° apart. (10:20am)
- 19FriMercury at greatest morning elongation (28° from the Sun, mag 0.3) — best morning apparition. (7:33pm)
- 23TueLyrids meteor shower peaks (up to 18/hr). A thin 8% Moon leaves the sky dark.
- 29MonVenus at greatest morning elongation (46° from the Sun, mag −4.4) — best morning apparition. (9:20pm)
Sun & twilight
| Date | Sunrise | Sunset | Day length | Astro. dark begins | ends |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mon 1 | 7:34am | 7:13pm | 11h 40m | 8:41pm | 6:06am |
| Wed 10 | 6:42am | 6:00pm | 11h 18m | 7:28pm | 5:14am |
| Sat 20 | 6:51am | 5:46pm | 10h 55m | 7:14pm | 5:23am |
| Tue 30 | 7:01am | 5:33pm | 10h 33m | 7:03pm | 5:31am |
Days shorten by about 67 minutes over the month.
The Moon
- Full MoonSat 6, 6:58pm
- Last QuarterSat 13, 11:39am
- New MoonSat 20, 6:23pm
- First QuarterSun 28, 8:53pm
Perigee 10 Apr (367,200 km) · Apogee 26 Apr (405,300 km)
The planets
Rise/set for mid-month at The Briars.
| Planet | In | Mag | Rise | Transit | Set | Best |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mercury | Psc | 0.5 | 4:33am | 10:43am | 4:53pm | Morning |
| Venus | Aqr | −4.5 | 3:06am | 9:30am | 3:54pm | Morning |
| Mars | Psc | 1.2 | 5:25am | 11:20am | 5:14pm | Hidden |
| Jupiter | Sco | −2.2 | 7:50pm | 3:03am | 10:12am | Morning |
| Saturn | Sgr | 0.4 | 11:16pm | 6:32am | 1:45pm | Morning |
| Uranus | Vir | 5.4 | 4:54pm | 10:58pm | 5:06am | Evening |
| Neptune | Sco | 7.9 | 8:00pm | 3:12am | 10:21am | 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 8% Moon leaves the sky dark.
The solar system — April 2137
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.