The Sky over the Mornington Peninsula — April 2160
Highlights this month
- 6SunMercury in superior conjunction with the Sun — lost in the glare. (1:13am)
- 10ThuThe Moon passes Mars — 5° apart. (6:28pm)
- 21MonThe Moon passes Jupiter — 4° apart. (7:34pm)
- 23WedLyrids meteor shower peaks (up to 18/hr). A bright 93% Moon interferes badly this year.
- 24ThuUranus is stationary — begins retrograde (westward) motion. (8:40am)
- 27SunSaturn at opposition — closest and brightest of the year, up all night in Virgo (mag 0.0). (3:57pm)
- 27SunVenus in superior conjunction with the Sun — lost in the glare. (8:06pm)
- 29TueNeptune is stationary — begins retrograde (westward) motion. (9:44pm)
- 29TueJupiter at opposition — closest and brightest of the year, up all night in Libra (mag −2.3). (11:58pm)
Sun & twilight
| Date | Sunrise | Sunset | Day length | Astro. dark begins | ends |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tue 1 | 7:34am | 7:13pm | 11h 39m | 8:40pm | 6:06am |
| Thu 10 | 6:42am | 5:59pm | 11h 17m | 7:27pm | 5:15am |
| Sun 20 | 6:52am | 5:45pm | 10h 54m | 7:14pm | 5:23am |
| Wed 30 | 7:01am | 5:33pm | 10h 32m | 7:02pm | 5:31am |
Days shorten by about 67 minutes over the month.
The Moon
- New MoonMon 7, 4:56am
- First QuarterMon 14, 7:49am
- Full MoonMon 21, 3:49am
- Last QuarterMon 28, 11:17pm
Perigee 16 Apr (368,900 km) · Apogee 28 Apr (404,700 km)
The planets
Rise/set for mid-month at The Briars.
| Planet | In | Mag | Rise | Transit | Set | Best |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mercury | Ari | −1.5 | 7:40am | 12:58pm | 6:16pm | Hidden |
| Venus | Psc | −3.8 | 6:30am | 12:09pm | 5:48pm | Hidden |
| Mars | Tau | 1.6 | 10:00am | 2:50pm | 7:40pm | Hidden |
| Jupiter | Lib | −2.3 | 6:34pm | 1:25am | 8:12am | Morning |
| Saturn | Lib | 0.1 | 6:31pm | 1:14am | 7:54am | Morning |
| Uranus | Sgr | 5.7 | 10:52pm | 6:14am | 1:31pm | Morning |
| Neptune | Sgr | 7.9 | 11:34pm | 6:46am | 1:55pm | 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 93% Moon interferes badly this year.
The solar system — April 2160
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 2 October 2026.