The Sky over the Mornington Peninsula — April 2144
Highlights this month
- 1WedThe Moon passes Mercury — 4° apart. (12:58pm)
- 10FriThe Moon passes Jupiter — 4° apart. (12:34am)
- 11SatMercury at greatest morning elongation (28° from the Sun, mag 0.3) — best morning apparition. (9:52pm)
- 23ThuLyrids meteor shower peaks (up to 18/hr). A bright 66% Moon interferes badly this year.
- 26SunMercury and Saturn in conjunction — 0.5° apart. (4:42am)
- 27MonUranus at opposition — closest and brightest of the year, up all night in Virgo (mag 5.4). (3:03pm)
- 30ThuThe Moon passes Saturn — 4° apart. (11:02pm)
Sun & twilight
| Date | Sunrise | Sunset | Day length | Astro. dark begins | ends |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wed 1 | 7:34am | 7:13pm | 11h 39m | 8:40pm | 6:06am |
| Fri 10 | 6:42am | 5:59pm | 11h 17m | 7:27pm | 5:14am |
| Mon 20 | 6:52am | 5:46pm | 10h 54m | 7:14pm | 5:23am |
| Thu 30 | 7:01am | 5:33pm | 10h 32m | 7:03pm | 5:31am |
Days shorten by about 67 minutes over the month.
The Moon
- New MoonFri 3, 7:07pm
- First QuarterSat 11, 6:26pm
- Full Moon SupermoonSat 18, 10:14am
- Last QuarterSat 25, 7:07am
Apogee 3 Apr (406,300 km) · Perigee 17 Apr (357,000 km) · Apogee 30 Apr (406,100 km)
The planets
Rise/set for mid-month at The Briars.
| Planet | In | Mag | Rise | Transit | Set | Best |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mercury | Psc | 0.2 | 4:30am | 10:42am | 4:54pm | Morning |
| Venus | Psc | −3.8 | 6:24am | 12:05pm | 5:45pm | Hidden |
| Mars | Sgr | −0.1 | 10:18pm | 5:42am | 1:05pm | Morning |
| Jupiter | Tau | −1.8 | 12:03pm | 4:46pm | 9:29pm | Evening |
| Saturn | Psc | 0.7 | 5:35am | 11:30am | 5:24pm | Hidden |
| Uranus | Lib | 5.4 | 6:20pm | 1:10am | 7:56am | All night |
| Neptune | Oph | 7.9 | 8:57pm | 4:17am | 11:33am | 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 66% Moon interferes badly this year.
The solar system — April 2144
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.