The Sky over the Mornington Peninsula — April 2146
Highlights this month
- 20WedMercury in superior conjunction with the Sun — lost in the glare. (7:59am)
- 22FriThe Moon passes Jupiter — 4° apart. (5:10am)
- 23SatLyrids meteor shower peaks (up to 18/hr). A bright 86% Moon interferes badly this year.
- 26TueSaturn in superior conjunction with the Sun — lost in the glare. (3:12am)
- 27WedJupiter is stationary — resumes direct (eastward) motion. (5:47am)
Sun & twilight
| Date | Sunrise | Sunset | Day length | Astro. dark begins | ends |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fri 1 | 7:33am | 7:14pm | 11h 40m | 8:41pm | 6:06am |
| Sun 10 | 6:42am | 6:00pm | 11h 18m | 7:28pm | 5:14am |
| Wed 20 | 6:51am | 5:46pm | 10h 55m | 7:14pm | 5:23am |
| Sat 30 | 7:00am | 5:34pm | 10h 33m | 7:03pm | 5:31am |
Days shorten by about 67 minutes over the month.
The Moon
- Last QuarterMon 4, 12:46pm
- New MoonMon 11, 3:07pm
- First QuarterTue 19, 3:17pm
- Full MoonWed 27, 3:09am
Perigee 3 Apr (369,500 km) · Apogee 17 Apr (404,900 km) · Perigee 29 Apr (364,800 km)
The planets
Rise/set for mid-month at The Briars.
| Planet | In | Mag | Rise | Transit | Set | Best |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mercury | Psc | −1.6 | 6:19am | 12:02pm | 5:45pm | Hidden |
| Venus | Tau | −3.8 | 9:30am | 2:25pm | 7:21pm | Hidden |
| Mars | Cap | 0.6 | 12:23am | 7:30am | 2:38pm | Morning |
| Jupiter | Leo | −2.1 | 3:35pm | 8:57pm | 2:23am | Evening |
| Saturn | Ari | 0.3 | 7:30am | 12:57pm | 6:25pm | Hidden |
| Uranus | Lib | 5.4 | 6:49pm | 1:50am | 8:46am | Morning |
| Neptune | Sgr | 7.9 | 9:17pm | 4:38am | 11:54am | 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 86% Moon interferes badly this year.
The solar system — April 2146
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 17 September 2026.