The Sky over the Mornington Peninsula — April 2150
Highlights this month
- 3FriThe Moon passes Saturn — 3° apart. (7:41pm)
- 7TueMercury is stationary — resumes direct (eastward) motion. (8:51am)
- 8WedNeptune is stationary — begins retrograde (westward) motion. (1:11am)
- 14TueVenus and Mars in conjunction — 0.3° apart. (6:15am)
- 19SunThe Moon passes Jupiter — 0.4° apart. (1:19am)
- 22WedMercury at greatest morning elongation (27° from the Sun, mag 0.3) — best morning apparition. (8:58pm)
- 23ThuLyrids meteor shower peaks (up to 18/hr). A thin 21% Moon leaves the sky dark.
- 25SatThe Moon passes Venus — 4° apart. (4:34am)
- 30ThuJupiter is stationary — begins retrograde (westward) motion. (5:01am)
- 30ThuThe Moon passes Saturn — 4° apart. (7:17pm)
Sun & twilight
| Date | Sunrise | Sunset | Day length | Astro. dark begins | ends |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wed 1 | 7:33am | 7:13pm | 11h 40m | 8:41pm | 6:06am |
| Fri 10 | 6:42am | 6:00pm | 11h 18m | 7:28pm | 5:14am |
| Mon 20 | 6:51am | 5:46pm | 10h 55m | 7:14pm | 5:23am |
| Thu 30 | 7:00am | 5:34pm | 10h 33m | 7:03pm | 5:31am |
Days shorten by about 67 minutes over the month.
The Moon
- First QuarterSun 5, 2:59am
- Full MoonSun 12, 10:15am
- Last QuarterMon 20, 1:54pm
- New MoonMon 27, 7:07pm
Perigee 1 Apr (366,500 km) · Apogee 17 Apr (405,400 km) · Perigee 29 Apr (361,200 km)
The planets
Rise/set for mid-month at The Briars.
| Planet | In | Mag | Rise | Transit | Set | Best |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mercury | Psc | 0.7 | 4:39am | 10:46am | 4:54pm | Morning |
| Venus | Aqr | −3.9 | 3:34am | 9:58am | 4:21pm | Morning |
| Mars | Aqr | 1.2 | 3:32am | 9:57am | 4:21pm | Morning |
| Jupiter | Sgr | −2.0 | 10:20pm | 5:42am | 1:01pm | Morning |
| Saturn | Tau | −0.0 | 11:30am | 4:17pm | 9:05pm | Evening |
| Uranus | Sco | 5.5 | 7:50pm | 3:07am | 10:20am | Morning |
| Neptune | Sgr | 7.9 | 9:55pm | 5:15am | 12:32pm | 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 thin 21% Moon leaves the sky dark.
The solar system — April 2150
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 23 September 2026.