The Sky over the Mornington Peninsula — April 2170
Highlights this month
- 2MonMercury is stationary — resumes direct (eastward) motion. (2:03pm)
- 12ThuThe Moon passes Saturn — 4° apart. (6:13am)
- 14SatThe Moon passes Mercury — 3° apart. (6:16am)
- 18WedMercury at greatest morning elongation (28° from the Sun, mag 0.3) — best morning apparition. (12:06am)
- 22SunMars is stationary — resumes direct (eastward) motion. (12:05am)
- 23MonLyrids meteor shower peaks (up to 18/hr). A 42% Moon washes out fainter meteors for part of the night.
- 25WedMars and Jupiter in conjunction — 1° apart. (10:27pm)
- 27FriThe Moon passes Jupiter — 4° apart. (12:49am)
- 27FriThe Moon passes Mars — 3° apart. (1:23am)
Sun & twilight
| Date | Sunrise | Sunset | Day length | Astro. dark begins | ends |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sun 1 | 6:34am | 6:13pm | 11h 40m | 7:41pm | 5:06am |
| Tue 10 | 6:42am | 6:00pm | 11h 18m | 7:28pm | 5:14am |
| Fri 20 | 6:51am | 5:46pm | 10h 55m | 7:14pm | 5:23am |
| Mon 30 | 7:01am | 5:33pm | 10h 33m | 7:03pm | 5:31am |
Days shorten by about 67 minutes over the month.
The Moon
- Full Moon SupermoonSun 1, 4:42pm
- Last QuarterSun 8, 3:53pm
- New MoonMon 16, 8:03pm
- First QuarterTue 24, 11:12am
Apogee 13 Apr (406,000 km) · Perigee 29 Apr (361,200 km)
The planets
Rise/set for mid-month at The Briars.
| Planet | In | Mag | Rise | Transit | Set | Best |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mercury | Psc | 0.4 | 4:30am | 10:42am | 4:53pm | Morning |
| Venus | Tau | −3.8 | 9:38am | 2:32pm | 7:25pm | Hidden |
| Mars | Leo | −0.5 | 4:05pm | 9:33pm | 3:06am | Evening |
| Jupiter | Leo | −2.1 | 3:59pm | 9:31pm | 3:08am | Evening |
| Saturn | Aqr | 0.9 | 2:32am | 9:11am | 3:49pm | Morning |
| Uranus | Aqr | 5.9 | 2:16am | 8:57am | 3:37pm | Morning |
| Neptune | Cap | 7.9 | 1:26am | 8:17am | 3:07pm | 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 42% Moon washes out fainter meteors for part of the night.
The solar system — April 2170
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.