The Sky over the Mornington Peninsula — April 2156
Highlights this month
- 3SatThe Moon passes Saturn — 2° apart. (8:05pm)
- 4SunVenus is stationary — begins retrograde (westward) motion. (8:40pm)
- 4SunMercury in inferior conjunction with the Sun — lost in the glare. (9:41pm)
- 7WedUranus is stationary — begins retrograde (westward) motion. (3:08am)
- 17SatMercury is stationary — resumes direct (eastward) motion. (7:58am)
- 20TueNeptune is stationary — begins retrograde (westward) motion. (9:42pm)
- 23FriLyrids meteor shower peaks (up to 18/hr). A thin 12% Moon leaves the sky dark.
- 26MonVenus in inferior conjunction with the Sun — lost in the glare. (2:01pm)
Sun & twilight
| Date | Sunrise | Sunset | Day length | Astro. dark begins | ends |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thu 1 | 7:34am | 7:13pm | 11h 39m | 8:40pm | 6:06am |
| Sat 10 | 6:42am | 5:59pm | 11h 17m | 7:27pm | 5:15am |
| Tue 20 | 6:52am | 5:45pm | 10h 54m | 7:14pm | 5:23am |
| Fri 30 | 7:01am | 5:33pm | 10h 32m | 7:02pm | 5:31am |
Days shorten by about 67 minutes over the month.
The Moon
- Full MoonTue 6, 9:47am
- Last QuarterTue 13, 5:20pm
- New MoonTue 20, 10:52am
- First QuarterTue 27, 11:56pm
Apogee 1 Apr (405,500 km) · Perigee 17 Apr (365,400 km) · Apogee 29 Apr (404,900 km)
The planets
Rise/set for mid-month at The Briars.
| Planet | In | Mag | Rise | Transit | Set | Best |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mercury | Psc | 2.2 | 5:26am | 11:16am | 5:07pm | Hidden |
| Venus | Ari | −4.1 | 8:29am | 1:16pm | 6:03pm | Hidden |
| Mars | Ari | 1.3 | 7:30am | 12:52pm | 6:14pm | Hidden |
| Jupiter | Gem | −1.8 | 12:21pm | 5:04pm | 9:46pm | Evening |
| Saturn | Leo | 0.5 | 4:14pm | 9:50pm | 3:31am | Evening |
| Uranus | Sgr | 5.7 | 9:34pm | 5:00am | 12:23pm | Morning |
| Neptune | Sgr | 7.9 | 10:52pm | 6:10am | 1:23pm | 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 12% Moon leaves the sky dark.
The solar system — April 2156
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 27 September 2026.