The Sky over the Mornington Peninsula — April 2176
Highlights this month
- 3WedThe Moon passes Mars — 3° apart. (12:46am)
- 12FriMercury is stationary — resumes direct (eastward) motion. (10:39am)
- 23TueVenus in superior conjunction with the Sun — lost in the glare. (2:48am)
- 23TueLyrids meteor shower peaks (up to 18/hr). A bright 99% Moon interferes badly this year.
- 28SunMercury at greatest morning elongation (27° from the Sun, mag 0.4) — best morning apparition. (12:15am)
Sun & twilight
| Date | Sunrise | Sunset | Day length | Astro. dark begins | ends |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mon 1 | 7:34am | 7:12pm | 11h 38m | 8:40pm | 6:06am |
| Wed 10 | 6:42am | 5:59pm | 11h 17m | 7:27pm | 5:15am |
| Sat 20 | 6:52am | 5:45pm | 10h 53m | 7:14pm | 5:23am |
| Tue 30 | 7:01am | 5:33pm | 10h 32m | 7:02pm | 5:32am |
Days shorten by about 67 minutes over the month.
The Moon
- Last QuarterTue 2, 11:45pm
- New MoonWed 10, 2:26am
- First QuarterTue 16, 4:59pm
- Full MoonWed 24, 11:03am
Perigee 11 Apr (359,900 km) · Apogee 26 Apr (406,100 km)
The planets
Rise/set for mid-month at The Briars.
| Planet | In | Mag | Rise | Transit | Set | Best |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mercury | Psc | 1.2 | 4:58am | 10:58am | 4:58pm | Morning |
| Venus | Psc | −3.8 | 6:37am | 12:14pm | 5:51pm | Hidden |
| Mars | Sgr | 0.1 | 10:48pm | 6:10am | 1:30pm | Morning |
| Jupiter | Aqr | −1.9 | 3:53am | 10:10am | 4:27pm | Morning |
| Saturn | Ari | 0.2 | 8:02am | 1:22pm | 6:42pm | Hidden |
| Uranus | Psc | 6.0 | 4:06am | 10:19am | 4:32pm | Morning |
| Neptune | Aqr | 7.9 | 2:28am | 9:05am | 3:42pm | 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 2176
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 9 October 2026.