The Sky over the Mornington Peninsula — April 2172
Highlights this month
- 9ThuThe Moon passes Mars — 0.9° apart. (8:26pm)
- 11SatThe Moon passes Jupiter — 3° apart. (6:14am)
- 14TueMars at opposition — closest and brightest of the year, up all night in Virgo (mag −1.5). (4:45pm)
- 20MonThe Moon passes Saturn — 3° apart. (6:23am)
- 21TueVenus in inferior conjunction with the Sun — lost in the glare. (9:26pm)
- 23ThuLyrids meteor shower peaks (up to 18/hr). A thin 0% Moon leaves the sky dark.
- 24FriMercury in superior conjunction with the Sun — lost in the glare. (8:37pm)
Sun & twilight
| Date | Sunrise | Sunset | Day length | Astro. dark begins | ends |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wed 1 | 7:34am | 7:12pm | 11h 38m | 8:40pm | 6:06am |
| Fri 10 | 6:42am | 5:59pm | 11h 17m | 7:27pm | 5:15am |
| Mon 20 | 6:52am | 5:45pm | 10h 54m | 7:14pm | 5:23am |
| Thu 30 | 7:01am | 5:33pm | 10h 32m | 7:02pm | 5:31am |
Days shorten by about 67 minutes over the month.
The Moon
- First QuarterThu 2, 2:09am
- Full MoonThu 9, 9:58am
- Last QuarterThu 16, 1:39am
- New MoonThu 23, 1:57pm
Perigee 11 Apr (363,300 km) · Apogee 27 Apr (405,800 km)
The planets
Rise/set for mid-month at The Briars.
| Planet | In | Mag | Rise | Transit | Set | Best |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mercury | Psc | −1.1 | 5:56am | 11:45am | 5:34pm | Hidden |
| Venus | Ari | −3.8 | 7:54am | 12:49pm | 5:44pm | Hidden |
| Mars | Vir | −1.5 | 5:51pm | 12:21am | 6:47am | All night |
| Jupiter | Lib | −2.3 | 6:47pm | 1:44am | 8:36am | Morning |
| Saturn | Psc | 1.2 | 4:18am | 10:31am | 4:44pm | Morning |
| Uranus | Aqr | 5.9 | 2:52am | 9:24am | 3:55pm | Morning |
| Neptune | Cap | 7.9 | 1:46am | 8:32am | 3:18pm | 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 0% Moon leaves the sky dark.
The solar system — April 2172
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.