The Sky over the Mornington Peninsula — April 2173
Highlights this month
- 5MonJupiter is stationary — begins retrograde (westward) motion. (3:16pm)
- 8ThuMercury in superior conjunction with the Sun — lost in the glare. (7:37pm)
- 23FriLyrids meteor shower peaks (up to 18/hr). A bright 78% Moon interferes badly this year.
Sun & twilight
| Date | Sunrise | Sunset | Day length | Astro. dark begins | ends |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thu 1 | 7:34am | 7:13pm | 11h 39m | 8:40pm | 6:06am |
| Sat 10 | 6:42am | 5:59pm | 11h 17m | 7:27pm | 5:14am |
| Tue 20 | 6:52am | 5:46pm | 10h 54m | 7:14pm | 5:23am |
| Fri 30 | 7:01am | 5:33pm | 10h 32m | 7:03pm | 5:31am |
Days shorten by about 67 minutes over the month.
The Moon
- Last QuarterMon 5, 10:28pm
- New MoonMon 12, 8:01pm
- First QuarterTue 20, 4:05pm
- Full MoonWed 28, 9:28am
Perigee 7 Apr (369,300 km) · Apogee 20 Apr (404,700 km)
The planets
Rise/set for mid-month at The Briars.
| Planet | In | Mag | Rise | Transit | Set | Best |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mercury | Ari | −1.7 | 7:24am | 12:47pm | 6:10pm | Hidden |
| Venus | Ari | −3.7 | 8:09am | 1:24pm | 6:38pm | Hidden |
| Mars | Ari | 1.4 | 8:16am | 1:28pm | 6:39pm | Hidden |
| Jupiter | Oph | −2.1 | 8:41pm | 4:02am | 11:19am | Morning |
| Saturn | Psc | 0.9 | 5:13am | 11:13am | 5:13pm | Hidden |
| Uranus | Aqr | 6.0 | 3:12am | 9:39am | 4:06pm | Morning |
| Neptune | Cap | 7.9 | 1:57am | 8:41am | 3:25pm | 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 78% Moon interferes badly this year.
The solar system — April 2173
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.