The Sky over the Mornington Peninsula — April 2151
Highlights this month
- 5MonMercury at greatest morning elongation (28° from the Sun, mag 0.3) — best morning apparition. (1:09am)
- 10SatNeptune is stationary — begins retrograde (westward) motion. (12:19pm)
- 11SunThe Moon passes Jupiter — 4° apart. (6:15am)
- 15ThuThe Moon passes Mercury — 2° apart. (5:13am)
- 20TueThe Moon passes Venus — 3° apart. (7:19pm)
- 23FriLyrids meteor shower peaks (up to 18/hr). A 43% Moon washes out fainter meteors for part of the night.
- 23FriThe Moon passes Mars — 4° apart. (10:20pm)
- 29ThuVenus at greatest evening elongation (46° from the Sun, mag −4.3) — best evening apparition. (8:16am)
Sun & twilight
| Date | Sunrise | Sunset | Day length | Astro. dark begins | ends |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thu 1 | 7:33am | 7:14pm | 11h 41m | 8:41pm | 6:05am |
| Sat 10 | 6:42am | 6:00pm | 11h 19m | 7:28pm | 5:14am |
| Tue 20 | 6:51am | 5:46pm | 10h 56m | 7:15pm | 5:23am |
| Fri 30 | 7:00am | 5:34pm | 10h 34m | 7:03pm | 5:31am |
Days shorten by about 67 minutes over the month.
The Moon
- Full MoonThu 1, 7:17pm
- Last QuarterFri 9, 10:16am
- New MoonSat 17, 7:35am
- First QuarterSat 24, 6:33am
Apogee 10 Apr (404,800 km) · Perigee 23 Apr (369,900 km)
The planets
Rise/set for mid-month at The Briars.
| Planet | In | Mag | Rise | Transit | Set | Best |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mercury | Psc | 0.0 | 4:38am | 10:49am | 5:01pm | Morning |
| Venus | Tau | −4.2 | 10:41am | 3:19pm | 7:57pm | Evening |
| Mars | Gem | 0.7 | 2:02pm | 6:47pm | 11:31pm | Evening |
| Jupiter | Cap | −1.9 | 12:51am | 7:51am | 2:50pm | Morning |
| Saturn | Gem | −0.0 | 12:29pm | 5:15pm | 10:00pm | Evening |
| Uranus | Oph | 5.5 | 8:07pm | 3:27am | 10:44am | Morning |
| Neptune | Sgr | 7.9 | 10:05pm | 5:26am | 12:43pm | 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 43% Moon washes out fainter meteors for part of the night.
The solar system — April 2151
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 24 September 2026.