The Sky over the Mornington Peninsula — April 2138
Highlights this month
- 2WedMercury at greatest morning elongation (28° from the Sun, mag 0.2) — best morning apparition. (1:30am)
- 3ThuThe Moon passes Jupiter — 5° apart. (12:31am)
- 4FriThe Moon passes Saturn — 2° apart. (11:01pm)
- 8TueThe Moon passes Mercury — 4° apart. (1:43am)
- 14MonMars is stationary — resumes direct (eastward) motion. (2:55am)
- 20SunThe Moon passes Mars — 3° apart. (3:02pm)
- 23WedLyrids meteor shower peaks (up to 18/hr). A bright 96% Moon interferes badly this year.
- 25FriJupiter is stationary — begins retrograde (westward) motion. (6:52am)
- 30WedThe Moon passes Jupiter — 4° apart. (6:06am)
Sun & twilight
| Date | Sunrise | Sunset | Day length | Astro. dark begins | ends |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tue 1 | 7:33am | 7:14pm | 11h 40m | 8:41pm | 6:06am |
| Thu 10 | 6:42am | 6:00pm | 11h 19m | 7:28pm | 5:14am |
| Sun 20 | 6:51am | 5:46pm | 10h 55m | 7:15pm | 5:23am |
| Wed 30 | 7:00am | 5:34pm | 10h 33m | 7:03pm | 5:31am |
Days shorten by about 67 minutes over the month.
The Moon
- Last QuarterThu 3, 10:01am
- New MoonThu 10, 3:05am
- First QuarterThu 17, 5:11pm
- Full MoonFri 25, 4:02pm
Perigee 6 Apr (366,000 km) · Apogee 18 Apr (404,800 km)
The planets
Rise/set for mid-month at The Briars.
| Planet | In | Mag | Rise | Transit | Set | Best |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mercury | Psc | −0.1 | 4:44am | 10:54am | 5:04pm | Morning |
| Venus | Tau | −3.8 | 9:27am | 2:23pm | 7:19pm | Hidden |
| Mars | Leo | −0.3 | 3:46pm | 9:04pm | 2:27am | Evening |
| Jupiter | Sgr | −2.0 | 9:59pm | 5:23am | 12:42pm | Morning |
| Saturn | Cap | 0.5 | 12:13am | 7:19am | 2:25pm | Morning |
| Uranus | Vir | 5.4 | 5:07pm | 11:17pm | 5:31am | Evening |
| Neptune | Oph | 7.9 | 8:09pm | 3:23am | 10:32am | 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 96% Moon interferes badly this year.
The solar system — April 2138
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.