The Sky over the Mornington Peninsula — April 2142
Highlights this month
- 2MonMercury at greatest evening elongation (19° from the Sun, mag −0.1) — best evening apparition. (2:24pm)
- 11WedMercury is stationary — begins retrograde (westward) motion. (2:10am)
- 13FriMars is stationary — begins retrograde (westward) motion. (1:19am)
- 14SatThe Moon passes Mars — 1° apart. (6:32am)
- 18WedVenus and Saturn in conjunction — 0.7° apart. (12:06pm)
- 18WedUranus at opposition — closest and brightest of the year, up all night in Virgo (mag 5.4). (12:56pm)
- 21SatMercury in inferior conjunction with the Sun — lost in the glare. (6:03am)
- 23MonLyrids meteor shower peaks (up to 18/hr). A thin 8% Moon leaves the sky dark.
- 27FriJupiter in superior conjunction with the Sun — lost in the glare. (10:55pm)
Sun & twilight
| Date | Sunrise | Sunset | Day length | Astro. dark begins | ends |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sun 1 | 6:33am | 6:14pm | 11h 40m | 7:41pm | 5:06am |
| Tue 10 | 6:42am | 6:00pm | 11h 18m | 7:28pm | 5:14am |
| Fri 20 | 6:51am | 5:46pm | 10h 55m | 7:15pm | 5:23am |
| Mon 30 | 7:00am | 5:34pm | 10h 33m | 7:03pm | 5:31am |
Days shorten by about 67 minutes over the month.
The Moon
- First QuarterTue 3, 11:26pm
- Full MoonTue 10, 8:11pm
- Last QuarterWed 18, 4:34pm
- New MoonThu 26, 9:36am
Perigee 5 Apr (369,200 km) · Apogee 18 Apr (404,700 km) · Perigee 30 Apr (368,400 km)
The planets
Rise/set for mid-month at The Briars.
| Planet | In | Mag | Rise | Transit | Set | Best |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mercury | Ari | 3.9 | 7:40am | 12:51pm | 6:02pm | Hidden |
| Venus | Aqr | −3.9 | 3:32am | 9:56am | 4:20pm | Morning |
| Mars | Sco | −1.0 | 7:47pm | 3:01am | 10:11am | Morning |
| Jupiter | Ari | −1.9 | 7:33am | 12:56pm | 6:20pm | Hidden |
| Saturn | Aqr | 1.1 | 3:48am | 10:09am | 4:30pm | Morning |
| Uranus | Vir | 5.4 | 5:56pm | 12:35am | 7:09am | All night |
| Neptune | Oph | 7.9 | 8:42pm | 4:00am | 11:14am | 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 2142
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 16 September 2026.