The Sky over the Mornington Peninsula — April 2140
Highlights this month
- 6WedMars at opposition — closest and brightest of the year, up all night in Virgo (mag −1.4). (2:10am)
- 8FriUranus at opposition — closest and brightest of the year, up all night in Virgo (mag 5.4). (10:06am)
- 9SatVenus is stationary — begins retrograde (westward) motion. (4:36pm)
- 10SunMercury in superior conjunction with the Sun — lost in the glare. (9:48am)
- 13WedThe Moon passes Saturn — 4° apart. (3:49pm)
- 14ThuThe Moon passes Jupiter — 4° apart. (10:16am)
- 23SatLyrids meteor shower peaks (up to 18/hr). A 41% Moon washes out fainter meteors for part of the night.
Sun & twilight
| Date | Sunrise | Sunset | Day length | Astro. dark begins | ends |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fri 1 | 7:34am | 7:13pm | 11h 39m | 8:40pm | 6:06am |
| Sun 10 | 6:42am | 6:00pm | 11h 17m | 7:27pm | 5:14am |
| Wed 20 | 6:51am | 5:46pm | 10h 54m | 7:14pm | 5:23am |
| Sat 30 | 7:01am | 5:33pm | 10h 32m | 7:03pm | 5:31am |
Days shorten by about 67 minutes over the month.
The Moon
- Full MoonSat 2, 9:48pm
- Last QuarterSun 10, 11:50pm
- New MoonSun 17, 6:44pm
- First QuarterSun 24, 12:15pm
Apogee 4 Apr (406,200 km) · Perigee 17 Apr (356,700 km)
The planets
Rise/set for mid-month at The Briars.
| Planet | In | Mag | Rise | Transit | Set | Best |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mercury | Ari | −1.8 | 7:15am | 12:41pm | 6:07pm | Hidden |
| Venus | Ari | −4.3 | 9:00am | 1:41pm | 6:22pm | Hidden |
| Mars | Vir | −1.3 | 5:23pm | 11:33pm | 5:49am | Evening |
| Jupiter | Aqr | −1.9 | 2:54am | 9:26am | 3:58pm | Morning |
| Saturn | Cap | 0.8 | 1:59am | 8:45am | 3:30pm | Morning |
| Uranus | Vir | 5.4 | 5:29pm | 11:56pm | 6:18am | All night |
| Neptune | Oph | 7.9 | 8:23pm | 3:39am | 10:52am | 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 41% Moon washes out fainter meteors for part of the night.
The solar system — April 2140
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 15 September 2026.