The Sky over the Mornington Peninsula — April 2141
Highlights this month
- 13ThuUranus at opposition — closest and brightest of the year, up all night in Virgo (mag 5.4). (11:36am)
- 19WedMercury at greatest evening elongation (20° from the Sun, mag 0.1) — best evening apparition. (5:15pm)
- 23SunLyrids meteor shower peaks (up to 18/hr). A bright 96% Moon interferes badly this year.
- 30SunMercury is stationary — begins retrograde (westward) motion. (2:45am)
Sun & twilight
| Date | Sunrise | Sunset | Day length | Astro. dark begins | ends |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sat 1 | 7:34am | 7:13pm | 11h 40m | 8:41pm | 6:06am |
| Mon 10 | 6:42am | 6:00pm | 11h 18m | 7:28pm | 5:14am |
| Thu 20 | 6:51am | 5:46pm | 10h 55m | 7:14pm | 5:23am |
| Sun 30 | 7:01am | 5:33pm | 10h 33m | 7:03pm | 5:31am |
Days shorten by about 67 minutes over the month.
The Moon
- New MoonFri 7, 10:32am
- First QuarterFri 14, 2:30am
- Full MoonFri 21, 2:06pm
- Last QuarterSat 29, 6:46pm
Perigee 9 Apr (363,400 km) · Apogee 25 Apr (405,700 km)
The planets
Rise/set for mid-month at The Briars.
| Planet | In | Mag | Rise | Transit | Set | Best |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mercury | Ari | −0.4 | 8:27am | 1:30pm | 6:33pm | Hidden |
| Venus | Ari | −3.7 | 7:57am | 1:14pm | 6:32pm | Hidden |
| Mars | Ari | 1.4 | 7:59am | 1:15pm | 6:30pm | Hidden |
| Jupiter | Psc | −1.9 | 5:14am | 11:11am | 5:09pm | Hidden |
| Saturn | Aqr | 0.9 | 2:54am | 9:27am | 4:01pm | Morning |
| Uranus | Vir | 5.4 | 5:42pm | 12:15am | 6:44am | All night |
| Neptune | Oph | 7.9 | 8:32pm | 3:50am | 11:03am | 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 2141
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.