The Sky over the Mornington Peninsula — April 2157
Highlights this month
- 8FriThe Moon passes Mercury — 4° apart. (5:13am)
- 11MonUranus is stationary — begins retrograde (westward) motion. (5:05pm)
- 14ThuMercury at greatest morning elongation (28° from the Sun, mag 0.3) — best morning apparition. (10:55pm)
- 17SunThe Moon passes Jupiter — 3° apart. (6:17pm)
- 23SatNeptune is stationary — begins retrograde (westward) motion. (9:32am)
- 23SatLyrids meteor shower peaks (up to 18/hr). A bright 98% Moon interferes badly this year.
- 30SatMars at opposition — closest and brightest of the year, up all night in Libra (mag −1.7). (8:11pm)
Sun & twilight
| Date | Sunrise | Sunset | Day length | Astro. dark begins | ends |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fri 1 | 7:34am | 7:13pm | 11h 39m | 8:41pm | 6:06am |
| Sun 10 | 6:42am | 6:00pm | 11h 18m | 7:27pm | 5:14am |
| Wed 20 | 6:51am | 5:46pm | 10h 54m | 7:14pm | 5:23am |
| Sat 30 | 7:01am | 5:33pm | 10h 33m | 7:03pm | 5:31am |
Days shorten by about 67 minutes over the month.
The Moon
- Last QuarterSun 3, 9:44am
- New MoonSun 10, 1:49am
- First QuarterSat 16, 11:24pm
- Full MoonMon 25, 3:57am
Perigee 9 Apr (357,200 km) · Apogee 22 Apr (406,100 km)
The planets
Rise/set for mid-month at The Briars.
| Planet | In | Mag | Rise | Transit | Set | Best |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mercury | Psc | 0.3 | 4:29am | 10:41am | 4:53pm | Morning |
| Venus | Ari | −3.7 | 8:03am | 1:19pm | 6:35pm | Hidden |
| Mars | Lib | −1.3 | 6:46pm | 1:42am | 8:32am | Morning |
| Jupiter | Cnc | −1.9 | 2:14pm | 7:10pm | 12:10am | Evening |
| Saturn | Vir | 0.6 | 4:50pm | 10:42pm | 4:39am | Evening |
| Uranus | Sgr | 5.7 | 9:54pm | 5:20am | 12:42pm | Morning |
| Neptune | Sgr | 7.9 | 11:04pm | 6:20am | 1:32pm | 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 98% Moon interferes badly this year.
The solar system — April 2157
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 29 September 2026.