The Sky over the Mornington Peninsula — April 2148
Highlights this month
- 3WedNeptune is stationary — begins retrograde (westward) motion. (4:16am)
- 6SatThe Moon passes Jupiter — 4° apart. (2:30pm)
- 7SunVenus is stationary — begins retrograde (westward) motion. (6:43am)
- 12FriMercury at greatest evening elongation (19° from the Sun, mag −0.0) — best evening apparition. (1:52am)
- 15MonThe Moon passes Mars — 0.5° apart. (12:01am)
- 21SunMercury is stationary — begins retrograde (westward) motion. (3:31pm)
- 23TueLyrids meteor shower peaks (up to 18/hr). A 26% Moon washes out fainter meteors for part of the night.
- 25ThuJupiter at opposition — closest and brightest of the year, up all night in Virgo (mag −2.3). (1:45pm)
- 28SunVenus in inferior conjunction with the Sun — lost in the glare. (10:13pm)
Sun & twilight
| Date | Sunrise | Sunset | Day length | Astro. dark begins | ends |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mon 1 | 7:34am | 7:13pm | 11h 39m | 8:40pm | 6:06am |
| Wed 10 | 6:42am | 5:59pm | 11h 17m | 7:27pm | 5:14am |
| Sat 20 | 6:52am | 5:46pm | 10h 54m | 7:14pm | 5:23am |
| Tue 30 | 7:01am | 5:33pm | 10h 32m | 7:02pm | 5:31am |
Days shorten by about 67 minutes over the month.
The Moon
- Full MoonThu 4, 5:09pm
- Last QuarterFri 12, 11:03am
- New MoonFri 19, 2:04am
- First QuarterFri 26, 3:42am
Apogee 2 Apr (406,200 km) · Perigee 17 Apr (358,700 km) · Apogee 30 Apr (405,800 km)
The planets
Rise/set for mid-month at The Briars.
| Planet | In | Mag | Rise | Transit | Set | Best |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mercury | Ari | 0.6 | 8:28am | 1:28pm | 6:28pm | Hidden |
| Venus | Ari | −4.2 | 8:45am | 1:29pm | 6:13pm | Hidden |
| Mars | Aqr | 1.0 | 2:03am | 8:49am | 3:35pm | Morning |
| Jupiter | Vir | −2.3 | 6:21pm | 1:06am | 7:48am | All night |
| Saturn | Tau | 0.1 | 9:27am | 2:30pm | 7:33pm | Hidden |
| Uranus | Lib | 5.5 | 7:16pm | 2:26am | 9:32am | Morning |
| Neptune | Sgr | 7.9 | 9:34pm | 4:55am | 12:12pm | 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 26% Moon washes out fainter meteors for part of the night.
The solar system — April 2148
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.