The Sky over the Mornington Peninsula — April 2139
Highlights this month
- 4SatUranus at opposition — closest and brightest of the year, up all night in Virgo (mag 5.4). (9:30am)
- 12SunMars in superior conjunction with the Sun — lost in the glare. (3:14am)
- 23ThuThe Moon passes Jupiter — 0.2° apart. (1:13am)
- 23ThuLyrids meteor shower peaks (up to 18/hr). A 36% Moon washes out fainter meteors for part of the night.
- 23ThuThe Moon passes Saturn — 1° apart. (1:23pm)
- 27MonMercury in superior conjunction with the Sun — lost in the glare. (9:51am)
Sun & twilight
| Date | Sunrise | Sunset | Day length | Astro. dark begins | ends |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wed 1 | 7:33am | 7:14pm | 11h 41m | 8:42pm | 6:05am |
| Fri 10 | 6:42am | 6:01pm | 11h 19m | 7:28pm | 5:14am |
| Mon 20 | 6:51am | 5:47pm | 10h 56m | 7:15pm | 5:22am |
| Thu 30 | 7:00am | 5:34pm | 10h 34m | 7:03pm | 5:31am |
Days shorten by about 67 minutes over the month.
The Moon
- First QuarterMon 6, 4:02pm
- Full MoonTue 14, 8:50pm
- Last QuarterWed 22, 11:29am
- New MoonWed 29, 2:24am
Apogee 11 Apr (406,000 km) · Perigee 27 Apr (361,000 km)
The planets
Rise/set for mid-month at The Briars.
| Planet | In | Mag | Rise | Transit | Set | Best |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mercury | Psc | −0.9 | 5:43am | 11:37am | 5:30pm | Hidden |
| Venus | Psc | −3.7 | 4:50am | 10:56am | 5:01pm | Morning |
| Mars | Psc | 1.2 | 6:43am | 12:18pm | 5:52pm | Hidden |
| Jupiter | Cap | −1.9 | 12:30am | 7:33am | 2:36pm | Morning |
| Saturn | Cap | 0.7 | 1:08am | 8:04am | 3:01pm | Morning |
| Uranus | Vir | 5.4 | 5:20pm | 11:36pm | 5:57am | Evening |
| Neptune | Oph | 7.9 | 8:18pm | 3:33am | 10:44am | 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 36% Moon washes out fainter meteors for part of the night.
The solar system — April 2139
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.