The Sky over the Mornington Peninsula — April 2169
Highlights this month
- 3MonJupiter is stationary — resumes direct (eastward) motion. (2:35pm)
- 7FriThe Moon passes Jupiter — 3° apart. (12:19am)
- 8SatMercury in inferior conjunction with the Sun — lost in the glare. (12:02am)
- 20ThuVenus at greatest morning elongation (46° from the Sun, mag −4.4) — best morning apparition. (4:11am)
- 20ThuMercury is stationary — resumes direct (eastward) motion. (10:11am)
- 23SunLyrids meteor shower peaks (up to 18/hr). A thin 16% Moon leaves the sky dark.
Sun & twilight
| Date | Sunrise | Sunset | Day length | Astro. dark begins | ends |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sat 1 | 7:34am | 7:13pm | 11h 39m | 8:40pm | 6:06am |
| Mon 10 | 6:42am | 6:00pm | 11h 17m | 7:27pm | 5:14am |
| Thu 20 | 6:51am | 5:46pm | 10h 54m | 7:14pm | 5:23am |
| Sun 30 | 7:01am | 5:33pm | 10h 32m | 7:03pm | 5:31am |
Days shorten by about 67 minutes over the month.
The Moon
- First QuarterWed 5, 8:47am
- Full MoonWed 12, 2:09am
- Last QuarterWed 19, 5:08pm
- New MoonThu 27, 3:07pm
Perigee 8 Apr (366,200 km) · Apogee 20 Apr (404,800 km)
The planets
Rise/set for mid-month at The Briars.
| Planet | In | Mag | Rise | Transit | Set | Best |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mercury | Psc | 3.3 | 5:48am | 11:32am | 5:15pm | Hidden |
| Venus | Aqr | −4.4 | 3:01am | 9:28am | 3:54pm | Morning |
| Mars | Psc | 1.2 | 5:43am | 11:32am | 5:22pm | Hidden |
| Jupiter | Cnc | −2.0 | 2:28pm | 7:27pm | 12:31am | Evening |
| Saturn | Cap | 0.7 | 1:37am | 8:27am | 3:17pm | Morning |
| Uranus | Cap | 5.9 | 1:56am | 8:41am | 3:26pm | Morning |
| Neptune | Cap | 7.9 | 1:14am | 8:07am | 3:00pm | 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 16% Moon leaves the sky dark.
The solar system — April 2169
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 7 October 2026.