The Sky over the Mornington Peninsula — April 2159
Highlights this month
- 9MonThe Moon passes Mars — 2° apart. (6:09am)
- 16MonSaturn at opposition — closest and brightest of the year, up all night in Virgo (mag 0.1). (12:57am)
- 20FriUranus is stationary — begins retrograde (westward) motion. (7:52pm)
- 21SatThe Moon passes Venus — 5° apart. (6:59pm)
- 23MonMercury in superior conjunction with the Sun — lost in the glare. (2:22am)
- 23MonLyrids meteor shower peaks (up to 18/hr). A 31% Moon washes out fainter meteors for part of the night.
- 27FriVenus at greatest evening elongation (46° from the Sun, mag −4.3) — best evening apparition. (12:00am)
- 28SatNeptune is stationary — begins retrograde (westward) motion. (9:33am)
Sun & twilight
| Date | Sunrise | Sunset | Day length | Astro. dark begins | ends |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sun 1 | 6:33am | 6:14pm | 11h 40m | 7:41pm | 5:06am |
| Tue 10 | 6:42am | 6:00pm | 11h 19m | 7:28pm | 5:14am |
| Fri 20 | 6:51am | 5:46pm | 10h 55m | 7:15pm | 5:23am |
| Mon 30 | 7:00am | 5:34pm | 10h 34m | 7:03pm | 5:31am |
Days shorten by about 67 minutes over the month.
The Moon
- Full MoonTue 3, 6:56am
- Last QuarterWed 11, 8:13am
- New MoonWed 18, 6:28pm
- First QuarterWed 25, 10:37am
Apogee 9 Apr (405,000 km) · Perigee 21 Apr (364,000 km)
The planets
Rise/set for mid-month at The Briars.
| Planet | In | Mag | Rise | Transit | Set | Best |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mercury | Psc | −1.3 | 6:04am | 11:52am | 5:39pm | Hidden |
| Venus | Tau | −4.2 | 10:42am | 3:20pm | 7:57pm | Evening |
| Mars | Sgr | −0.4 | 9:23pm | 4:49am | 12:12pm | Morning |
| Jupiter | Vir | −2.3 | 5:10pm | 11:17pm | 5:29am | Evening |
| Saturn | Vir | 0.1 | 5:59pm | 12:28am | 6:53am | All night |
| Uranus | Sgr | 5.7 | 10:35pm | 5:59am | 1:18pm | Morning |
| Neptune | Sgr | 7.9 | 11:26pm | 6:40am | 1:50pm | 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 31% Moon washes out fainter meteors for part of the night.
The solar system — April 2159
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.