The Sky over the Mornington Peninsula — April 2143
Highlights this month
- 2TueMercury in inferior conjunction with the Sun — lost in the glare. (8:48pm)
- 6SatVenus and Jupiter in conjunction — 3° apart. (5:21pm)
- 15MonMercury is stationary — resumes direct (eastward) motion. (6:10am)
- 19FriThe Moon passes Venus — 5° apart. (12:07pm)
- 23TueLyrids meteor shower peaks (up to 18/hr). A 57% Moon washes out fainter meteors for part of the night.
- 23TueUranus at opposition — closest and brightest of the year, up all night in Virgo (mag 5.4). (2:06pm)
- 30TueMercury at greatest morning elongation (27° from the Sun, mag 0.4) — best morning apparition. (8:10pm)
Sun & twilight
| Date | Sunrise | Sunset | Day length | Astro. dark begins | ends |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mon 1 | 7:33am | 7:14pm | 11h 41m | 8:42pm | 6:05am |
| Wed 10 | 6:42am | 6:01pm | 11h 19m | 7:28pm | 5:14am |
| Sat 20 | 6:51am | 5:47pm | 10h 56m | 7:15pm | 5:22am |
| Tue 30 | 7:00am | 5:34pm | 10h 34m | 7:03pm | 5:31am |
Days shorten by about 67 minutes over the month.
The Moon
- Last QuarterSun 7, 1:17pm
- New MoonMon 15, 5:05pm
- First QuarterTue 23, 2:37am
- Full MoonMon 29, 6:47pm
Apogee 10 Apr (405,600 km) · Perigee 26 Apr (364,700 km)
The planets
Rise/set for mid-month at The Briars.
| Planet | In | Mag | Rise | Transit | Set | Best |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mercury | Psc | 1.7 | 5:11am | 11:08am | 5:04pm | Hidden |
| Venus | Tau | −4.2 | 10:39am | 3:18pm | 7:57pm | Evening |
| Mars | Tau | 1.5 | 9:15am | 2:14pm | 7:13pm | Hidden |
| Jupiter | Tau | −1.8 | 9:52am | 2:48pm | 7:44pm | Evening |
| Saturn | Psc | 1.0 | 4:43am | 10:51am | 4:59pm | Morning |
| Uranus | Vir | 5.4 | 6:10pm | 12:54am | 7:35am | All night |
| Neptune | Oph | 7.9 | 8:51pm | 4:10am | 11:25am | 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 57% Moon washes out fainter meteors for part of the night.
The solar system — April 2143
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.