The Sky over the Mornington Peninsula — April 2152
Highlights this month
- 2SunThe Moon passes Jupiter — 5° apart. (6:07am)
- 3MonThe Moon passes Mercury — 3° apart. (6:06am)
- 11TueNeptune is stationary — begins retrograde (westward) motion. (11:34pm)
- 12WedThe Moon passes Saturn — 5° apart. (10:18pm)
- 23SunLyrids meteor shower peaks (up to 18/hr). A bright 81% Moon interferes badly this year.
- 29SatMercury in superior conjunction with the Sun — lost in the glare. (3:51am)
- 30SunVenus in superior conjunction with the Sun — lost in the glare. (4:31am)
- 30SunThe Moon passes Jupiter — 4° apart. (6:00am)
Sun & twilight
| Date | Sunrise | Sunset | Day length | Astro. dark begins | ends |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sat 1 | 7:34am | 7:13pm | 11h 39m | 8:40pm | 6:06am |
| Mon 10 | 6:42am | 5:59pm | 11h 17m | 7:27pm | 5:15am |
| Thu 20 | 6:52am | 5:45pm | 10h 54m | 7:14pm | 5:23am |
| Sun 30 | 7:01am | 5:33pm | 10h 32m | 7:02pm | 5:31am |
Days shorten by about 67 minutes over the month.
The Moon
- New MoonWed 5, 12:48pm
- First QuarterThu 13, 3:10am
- Full MoonWed 19, 5:48pm
- Last QuarterThu 27, 1:31am
Apogee 1 Apr (405,900 km) · Perigee 17 Apr (361,700 km) · Apogee 29 Apr (405,300 km)
The planets
Rise/set for mid-month at The Briars.
| Planet | In | Mag | Rise | Transit | Set | Best |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mercury | Psc | −0.8 | 5:35am | 11:31am | 5:25pm | Hidden |
| Venus | Psc | −3.8 | 6:27am | 12:07pm | 5:47pm | Hidden |
| Mars | Psc | 1.2 | 4:54am | 10:57am | 4:59pm | Morning |
| Jupiter | Aqr | −1.9 | 3:14am | 9:41am | 4:08pm | Morning |
| Saturn | Gem | −0.0 | 1:21pm | 6:09pm | 10:57pm | Evening |
| Uranus | Oph | 5.6 | 8:21pm | 3:44am | 11:03am | Morning |
| Neptune | Sgr | 7.9 | 10:12pm | 5:32am | 12:49pm | 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 81% Moon interferes badly this year.
The solar system — April 2152
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.