The Sky over the Mornington Peninsula — April 2168
Highlights this month
- 3SunThe Moon passes Saturn — 3° apart. (6:06am)
- 7ThuMercury at greatest evening elongation (19° from the Sun, mag −0.1) — best evening apparition. (10:28am)
- 16SatMercury is stationary — begins retrograde (westward) motion. (11:24am)
- 16SatThe Moon passes Mars — 3° apart. (6:20pm)
- 23SatLyrids meteor shower peaks (up to 18/hr). A bright 99% Moon interferes badly this year.
- 25MonVenus in superior conjunction with the Sun — lost in the glare. (11:31am)
- 26TueMercury in inferior conjunction with the Sun — lost in the glare. (4:39pm)
Sun & twilight
| Date | Sunrise | Sunset | Day length | Astro. dark begins | ends |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fri 1 | 7:34am | 7:13pm | 11h 38m | 8:40pm | 6:06am |
| Sun 10 | 6:42am | 5:59pm | 11h 17m | 7:27pm | 5:15am |
| Wed 20 | 6:52am | 5:45pm | 10h 54m | 7:14pm | 5:23am |
| Sat 30 | 7:01am | 5:33pm | 10h 32m | 7:02pm | 5:31am |
Days shorten by about 67 minutes over the month.
The Moon
- Last QuarterFri 1, 2:57am
- New MoonFri 8, 5:19pm
- First QuarterFri 15, 11:19am
- Full MoonFri 22, 5:34pm
- Last QuarterSat 30, 8:45pm
Perigee 12 Apr (367,000 km) · Apogee 27 Apr (405,300 km)
The planets
Rise/set for mid-month at The Briars.
| Planet | In | Mag | Rise | Transit | Set | Best |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mercury | Ari | 1.7 | 8:12am | 1:15pm | 6:18pm | Hidden |
| Venus | Psc | −3.8 | 6:33am | 12:12pm | 5:50pm | Hidden |
| Mars | Cnc | 0.4 | 2:43pm | 7:39pm | 12:38am | Evening |
| Jupiter | Gem | −1.9 | 12:38pm | 5:21pm | 10:04pm | Evening |
| Saturn | Cap | 0.6 | 12:43am | 7:43am | 2:43pm | Morning |
| Uranus | Cap | 5.9 | 1:35am | 8:25am | 3:15pm | Morning |
| Neptune | Cap | 7.9 | 1:03am | 7:58am | 2:52pm | 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 99% Moon interferes badly this year.
The solar system — April 2168
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 6 October 2026.