The Sky over the Mornington Peninsula — April 2165
Highlights this month
- 4ThuThe Moon passes Saturn — 4° apart. (7:09am)
- 8MonThe Moon passes Mars — 3° apart. (3:39am)
- 17WedSaturn is stationary — begins retrograde (westward) motion. (12:07pm)
- 23TueLyrids meteor shower peaks (up to 18/hr). A bright 90% Moon interferes badly this year.
Sun & twilight
| Date | Sunrise | Sunset | Day length | Astro. dark begins | ends |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mon 1 | 7:34am | 7:13pm | 11h 39m | 8:41pm | 6:06am |
| Wed 10 | 6:42am | 6:00pm | 11h 17m | 7:27pm | 5:14am |
| Sat 20 | 6:51am | 5:46pm | 10h 54m | 7:14pm | 5:23am |
| Tue 30 | 7:01am | 5:33pm | 10h 32m | 7:03pm | 5:31am |
Days shorten by about 67 minutes over the month.
The Moon
- Last QuarterThu 4, 6:55pm
- New MoonThu 11, 9:44am
- First QuarterThu 18, 6:07pm
- Full MoonFri 26, 8:41pm
Perigee 9 Apr (362,400 km) · Apogee 21 Apr (405,200 km)
The planets
Rise/set for mid-month at The Briars.
| Planet | In | Mag | Rise | Transit | Set | Best |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mercury | Psc | −0.6 | 5:23am | 11:22am | 5:21pm | Hidden |
| Venus | Ari | −3.7 | 8:06am | 1:21pm | 6:36pm | Hidden |
| Mars | Aqr | 1.1 | 2:59am | 9:31am | 4:03pm | Morning |
| Jupiter | Psc | −1.9 | 5:52am | 11:40am | 5:27pm | Hidden |
| Saturn | Sgr | 0.3 | 10:03pm | 5:24am | 12:41pm | Morning |
| Uranus | Cap | 5.8 | 12:37am | 7:39am | 2:41pm | Morning |
| Neptune | Cap | 7.9 | 12:32am | 7:32am | 2:33pm | 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 90% Moon interferes badly this year.
The solar system — April 2165
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 4 October 2026.