The Sky over the Mornington Peninsula — April 2163
Highlights this month
- 9SatMars and Jupiter in conjunction — 0.7° apart. (6:12am)
- 10SunMercury is stationary — resumes direct (eastward) motion. (9:34am)
- 13WedMercury and Venus in conjunction — 1.0° apart. (5:25am)
- 23SatLyrids meteor shower peaks (up to 18/hr). A bright 76% Moon interferes badly this year.
- 25MonMercury at greatest morning elongation (27° from the Sun, mag 0.4) — best morning apparition. (10:33pm)
Sun & twilight
| Date | Sunrise | Sunset | Day length | Astro. dark begins | ends |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fri 1 | 7:33am | 7:14pm | 11h 40m | 8:41pm | 6:06am |
| Sun 10 | 6:42am | 6:00pm | 11h 19m | 7:28pm | 5:14am |
| Wed 20 | 6:51am | 5:46pm | 10h 55m | 7:15pm | 5:23am |
| Sat 30 | 7:00am | 5:34pm | 10h 34m | 7:03pm | 5:31am |
Days shorten by about 67 minutes over the month.
The Moon
- New MoonMon 4, 2:28am
- First QuarterTue 12, 6:35am
- Full MoonTue 19, 10:50am
- Last QuarterTue 26, 1:28am
Apogee 8 Apr (405,500 km) · Perigee 20 Apr (360,500 km)
The planets
Rise/set for mid-month at The Briars.
| Planet | In | Mag | Rise | Transit | Set | Best |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mercury | Psc | 0.9 | 4:48am | 10:52am | 4:57pm | Morning |
| Venus | Psc | −3.7 | 4:58am | 11:02am | 5:05pm | Morning |
| Mars | Cap | 0.9 | 1:26am | 8:21am | 3:16pm | Morning |
| Jupiter | Cap | −1.9 | 1:12am | 8:07am | 3:02pm | Morning |
| Saturn | Oph | 0.1 | 8:31pm | 3:47am | 10:59am | Morning |
| Uranus | Cap | 5.8 | 11:55pm | 7:08am | 2:17pm | Morning |
| Neptune | Cap | 7.9 | 12:12am | 7:16am | 2:20pm | 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 76% Moon interferes badly this year.
The solar system — April 2163
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 3 October 2026.