The Sky over the Mornington Peninsula — April 2155
Highlights this month
- 3ThuUranus is stationary — begins retrograde (westward) motion. (1:46pm)
- 5SatMercury at greatest evening elongation (19° from the Sun, mag −0.1) — best evening apparition. (1:21pm)
- 13SunThe Moon passes Saturn — 2° apart. (7:19pm)
- 14MonMercury is stationary — begins retrograde (westward) motion. (6:35am)
- 15TueThe Moon passes Mars — 2° apart. (6:22pm)
- 19SatNeptune is stationary — begins retrograde (westward) motion. (9:59am)
- 23WedLyrids meteor shower peaks (up to 18/hr). A bright 63% Moon interferes badly this year.
- 24ThuMercury in inferior conjunction with the Sun — lost in the glare. (11:06am)
Sun & twilight
| Date | Sunrise | Sunset | Day length | Astro. dark begins | ends |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tue 1 | 7:33am | 7:14pm | 11h 41m | 8:41pm | 6:06am |
| Thu 10 | 6:42am | 6:00pm | 11h 19m | 7:28pm | 5:14am |
| Sun 20 | 6:51am | 5:46pm | 10h 56m | 7:15pm | 5:23am |
| Wed 30 | 7:00am | 5:34pm | 10h 34m | 7:03pm | 5:31am |
Days shorten by about 67 minutes over the month.
The Moon
- New MoonWed 2, 1:18pm
- First QuarterThu 10, 9:15am
- Full MoonFri 18, 1:47am
- Last QuarterThu 24, 7:54pm
Apogee 9 Apr (404,700 km) · Perigee 21 Apr (367,700 km)
The planets
Rise/set for mid-month at The Briars.
| Planet | In | Mag | Rise | Transit | Set | Best |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mercury | Ari | 2.4 | 8:00am | 1:06pm | 6:12pm | Hidden |
| Venus | Psc | −3.7 | 4:55am | 11:00am | 5:04pm | Morning |
| Mars | Vir | −1.0 | 4:43pm | 10:31pm | 4:23am | Evening |
| Jupiter | Tau | −1.8 | 10:11am | 3:04pm | 7:57pm | Evening |
| Saturn | Leo | 0.3 | 3:40pm | 9:00pm | 2:25am | Evening |
| Uranus | Sgr | 5.6 | 9:18pm | 4:44am | 12:07pm | Morning |
| Neptune | Sgr | 7.9 | 10:45pm | 6:03am | 1:18pm | 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 63% Moon interferes badly this year.
The solar system — April 2155
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.