The Sky over the Mornington Peninsula — April 2158
Highlights this month
- 3MonSaturn at opposition — closest and brightest of the year, up all night in Virgo (mag 0.3). (5:11am)
- 10MonThe Moon passes Jupiter — 4° apart. (2:34am)
- 16SunUranus is stationary — begins retrograde (westward) motion. (6:40am)
- 23SunLyrids meteor shower peaks (up to 18/hr). A 36% Moon washes out fainter meteors for part of the night.
- 25TueNeptune is stationary — begins retrograde (westward) motion. (9:29pm)
Sun & twilight
| Date | Sunrise | Sunset | Day length | Astro. dark begins | ends |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sat 1 | 7:34am | 7:13pm | 11h 40m | 8:41pm | 6:06am |
| Mon 10 | 6:42am | 6:00pm | 11h 18m | 7:28pm | 5:14am |
| Thu 20 | 6:51am | 5:46pm | 10h 55m | 7:14pm | 5:23am |
| Sun 30 | 7:00am | 5:34pm | 10h 33m | 7:03pm | 5:31am |
Days shorten by about 67 minutes over the month.
The Moon
- First QuarterThu 6, 8:57am
- Full MoonFri 14, 3:59am
- Last QuarterSat 22, 7:14am
- New MoonSat 29, 2:42am
Apogee 16 Apr (406,200 km) · Perigee 29 Apr (356,800 km)
The planets
Rise/set for mid-month at The Briars.
| Planet | In | Mag | Rise | Transit | Set | Best |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mercury | Psc | −0.3 | 4:57am | 11:03am | 5:09pm | Morning |
| Venus | Aqr | −3.9 | 3:36am | 9:59am | 4:22pm | Morning |
| Mars | Ari | 1.5 | 8:46am | 1:51pm | 6:55pm | Hidden |
| Jupiter | Leo | −2.1 | 3:47pm | 9:14pm | 2:46am | Evening |
| Saturn | Vir | 0.3 | 5:25pm | 11:34pm | 5:47am | Evening |
| Uranus | Sgr | 5.7 | 10:14pm | 5:40am | 1:01pm | Morning |
| Neptune | Sgr | 7.9 | 11:15pm | 6:30am | 1:41pm | 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 36% Moon washes out fainter meteors for part of the night.
The solar system — April 2158
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 30 September 2026.