The Sky over the Mornington Peninsula — April 2149
Highlights this month
- 2WedMercury is stationary — begins retrograde (westward) motion. (10:41pm)
- 5SatNeptune is stationary — begins retrograde (westward) motion. (3:10pm)
- 12SatMercury in inferior conjunction with the Sun — lost in the glare. (11:56pm)
- 23WedLyrids meteor shower peaks (up to 18/hr). A bright 100% Moon interferes badly this year.
- 25FriMercury is stationary — resumes direct (eastward) motion. (9:42am)
- 26SatThe Moon passes Jupiter — 4° apart. (6:29am)
Sun & twilight
| Date | Sunrise | Sunset | Day length | Astro. dark begins | ends |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tue 1 | 7:34am | 7:13pm | 11h 39m | 8:41pm | 6:06am |
| Thu 10 | 6:42am | 6:00pm | 11h 18m | 7:27pm | 5:14am |
| Sun 20 | 6:51am | 5:46pm | 10h 54m | 7:14pm | 5:23am |
| Wed 30 | 7:01am | 5:33pm | 10h 33m | 7:03pm | 5:31am |
Days shorten by about 67 minutes over the month.
The Moon
- Last QuarterTue 1, 9:08pm
- New MoonTue 8, 6:39pm
- First QuarterTue 15, 10:12am
- Full MoonWed 23, 8:45am
Perigee 9 Apr (357,600 km) · Apogee 24 Apr (406,200 km)
The planets
Rise/set for mid-month at The Briars.
| Planet | In | Mag | Rise | Transit | Set | Best |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mercury | Psc | 6.3 | 6:31am | 12:01pm | 5:32pm | Hidden |
| Venus | Ari | −3.7 | 8:00am | 1:17pm | 6:33pm | Hidden |
| Mars | Gem | 1.2 | 12:51pm | 5:28pm | 10:05pm | Evening |
| Jupiter | Oph | −2.2 | 8:06pm | 3:23am | 10:35am | Morning |
| Saturn | Tau | 0.0 | 10:29am | 3:22pm | 8:16pm | Evening |
| Uranus | Sco | 5.5 | 7:33pm | 2:47am | 9:56am | Morning |
| Neptune | Sgr | 7.9 | 9:44pm | 5:05am | 12:22pm | 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 100% Moon interferes badly this year.
The solar system — April 2149
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 21 September 2026.