The Sky over the Mornington Peninsula — April 2154
Highlights this month
- 16TueNeptune is stationary — begins retrograde (westward) motion. (10:24pm)
- 18ThuSaturn is stationary — resumes direct (eastward) motion. (6:16pm)
- 22MonMercury at greatest evening elongation (20° from the Sun, mag 0.1) — best evening apparition. (4:41pm)
- 22MonThe Moon passes Saturn — 4° apart. (8:04pm)
- 23TueLyrids meteor shower peaks (up to 18/hr). A bright 72% Moon interferes badly this year.
Sun & twilight
| Date | Sunrise | Sunset | Day length | Astro. dark begins | ends |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mon 1 | 7:33am | 7:13pm | 11h 40m | 8:41pm | 6:06am |
| Wed 10 | 6:42am | 6:00pm | 11h 18m | 7:28pm | 5:14am |
| Sat 20 | 6:51am | 5:46pm | 10h 55m | 7:14pm | 5:23am |
| Tue 30 | 7:00am | 5:34pm | 10h 33m | 7:03pm | 5:31am |
Days shorten by about 67 minutes over the month.
The Moon
- Last QuarterFri 5, 6:26pm
- New MoonSat 13, 6:48am
- First QuarterSun 21, 11:12am
- Full Moon SupermoonSun 28, 11:18am
Perigee 1 Apr (362,700 km) · Apogee 16 Apr (405,800 km) · Perigee 29 Apr (358,400 km)
The planets
Rise/set for mid-month at The Briars.
| Planet | In | Mag | Rise | Transit | Set | Best |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mercury | Ari | −0.7 | 8:19am | 1:25pm | 6:31pm | Hidden |
| Venus | Tau | −3.8 | 9:33am | 2:28pm | 7:22pm | Hidden |
| Mars | Psc | 1.2 | 6:13am | 11:55am | 5:37pm | Hidden |
| Jupiter | Ari | −1.9 | 7:52am | 1:11pm | 6:30pm | Hidden |
| Saturn | Cnc | 0.1 | 2:58pm | 8:05pm | 1:16am | Evening |
| Uranus | Oph | 5.6 | 8:58pm | 4:24am | 11:46am | Morning |
| Neptune | Sgr | 7.9 | 10:34pm | 5:53am | 1:08pm | 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 72% Moon interferes badly this year.
The solar system — April 2154
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 26 September 2026.