The Sky over the Mornington Peninsula — April 2164
Highlights this month
- 2MonVenus is stationary — begins retrograde (westward) motion. (10:28am)
- 5ThuSaturn is stationary — begins retrograde (westward) motion. (4:21pm)
- 7SatMercury at greatest morning elongation (28° from the Sun, mag 0.3) — best morning apparition. (1:53am)
- 12ThuThe Moon passes Saturn — 4° apart. (10:16pm)
- 18WedThe Moon passes Jupiter — 5° apart. (6:19am)
- 23MonLyrids meteor shower peaks (up to 18/hr). A thin 3% Moon leaves the sky dark.
- 24TueVenus in inferior conjunction with the Sun — lost in the glare. (5:45am)
Sun & twilight
| Date | Sunrise | Sunset | Day length | Astro. dark begins | ends |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sun 1 | 6:34am | 6:13pm | 11h 39m | 7:40pm | 5:06am |
| Tue 10 | 6:42am | 5:59pm | 11h 17m | 7:27pm | 5:15am |
| Fri 20 | 6:52am | 5:45pm | 10h 54m | 7:14pm | 5:23am |
| Mon 30 | 7:01am | 5:33pm | 10h 32m | 7:02pm | 5:31am |
Days shorten by about 67 minutes over the month.
The Moon
- Full MoonSat 7, 11:44pm
- Last QuarterSat 14, 9:10pm
- New MoonSat 21, 10:35pm
- First QuarterSun 29, 10:02pm
Perigee 13 Apr (369,700 km) · Apogee 28 Apr (404,900 km)
The planets
Rise/set for mid-month at The Briars.
| Planet | In | Mag | Rise | Transit | Set | Best |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mercury | Psc | 0.1 | 4:35am | 10:46am | 4:57pm | Morning |
| Venus | Ari | −4.0 | 8:12am | 1:03pm | 5:53pm | Hidden |
| Mars | Gem | 1.3 | 12:23pm | 5:00pm | 9:36pm | Evening |
| Jupiter | Aqr | −1.9 | 3:33am | 9:55am | 4:18pm | Morning |
| Saturn | Sgr | 0.2 | 9:13pm | 4:34am | 11:50am | Morning |
| Uranus | Cap | 5.8 | 12:16am | 7:22am | 2:28pm | Morning |
| Neptune | Cap | 7.9 | 12:20am | 7:22am | 2:25pm | 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 thin 3% Moon leaves the sky dark.
The solar system — April 2164
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.