The Sky over the Mornington Peninsula — April 2147
Highlights this month
- 1SatNeptune is stationary — begins retrograde (westward) motion. (5:28pm)
- 4TueMercury in superior conjunction with the Sun — lost in the glare. (4:36am)
- 14FriThe Moon passes Jupiter — 0.6° apart. (6:01pm)
- 23SunLyrids meteor shower peaks (up to 18/hr). A 50% Moon washes out fainter meteors for part of the night.
- 30SunMercury at greatest evening elongation (20° from the Sun, mag 0.2) — best evening apparition. (10:50am)
Sun & twilight
| Date | Sunrise | Sunset | Day length | Astro. dark begins | ends |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sat 1 | 7:33am | 7:14pm | 11h 41m | 8:42pm | 6:05am |
| Mon 10 | 6:42am | 6:01pm | 11h 19m | 7:28pm | 5:14am |
| Thu 20 | 6:51am | 5:47pm | 10h 56m | 7:15pm | 5:22am |
| Sun 30 | 7:00am | 5:34pm | 10h 34m | 7:03pm | 5:31am |
Days shorten by about 67 minutes over the month.
The Moon
- New MoonSat 1, 2:45am
- First QuarterSat 8, 11:09am
- Full MoonSun 16, 1:19pm
- Last QuarterSun 23, 4:19pm
- New MoonSun 30, 12:19pm
Apogee 10 Apr (405,100 km) · Perigee 25 Apr (368,300 km)
The planets
Rise/set for mid-month at The Briars.
| Planet | In | Mag | Rise | Transit | Set | Best |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mercury | Ari | −1.4 | 7:48am | 1:05pm | 6:21pm | Hidden |
| Venus | Psc | −3.7 | 4:53am | 10:58am | 5:02pm | Morning |
| Mars | Tau | 1.4 | 11:41am | 4:19pm | 8:57pm | Evening |
| Jupiter | Vir | −2.2 | 4:59pm | 11:00pm | 5:05am | Evening |
| Saturn | Ari | 0.2 | 8:29am | 1:44pm | 6:59pm | Hidden |
| Uranus | Lib | 5.5 | 7:04pm | 2:10am | 9:11am | Morning |
| Neptune | Sgr | 7.9 | 9:27pm | 4:48am | 12:05pm | 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 50% Moon washes out fainter meteors for part of the night.
The solar system — April 2147
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 19 September 2026.