The Sky over the Mornington Peninsula — April 2177
Highlights this month
- 3ThuThe Moon passes Mars — 5° apart. (7:37pm)
- 5SatJupiter in superior conjunction with the Sun — lost in the glare. (5:25pm)
- 10ThuMercury at greatest morning elongation (28° from the Sun, mag 0.3) — best morning apparition. (2:44am)
- 17ThuVenus at greatest morning elongation (46° from the Sun, mag −4.4) — best morning apparition. (5:44pm)
- 23WedLyrids meteor shower peaks (up to 18/hr). A 30% Moon washes out fainter meteors for part of the night.
- 25FriThe Moon passes Venus — 5° apart. (6:26am)
Sun & twilight
| Date | Sunrise | Sunset | Day length | Astro. dark begins | ends |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tue 1 | 7:34am | 7:13pm | 11h 39m | 8:40pm | 6:06am |
| Thu 10 | 6:42am | 5:59pm | 11h 17m | 7:27pm | 5:14am |
| Sun 20 | 6:52am | 5:46pm | 10h 54m | 7:14pm | 5:23am |
| Wed 30 | 7:01am | 5:33pm | 10h 32m | 7:03pm | 5:31am |
Days shorten by about 67 minutes over the month.
The Moon
- First QuarterSun 6, 12:17pm
- Full MoonSun 13, 2:29pm
- Last QuarterMon 21, 3:05pm
- New MoonTue 29, 2:15am
Perigee 4 Apr (369,400 km) · Apogee 19 Apr (405,000 km)
The planets
Rise/set for mid-month at The Briars.
| Planet | In | Mag | Rise | Transit | Set | Best |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mercury | Psc | 0.1 | 4:31am | 10:43am | 4:55pm | Morning |
| Venus | Aqr | −4.4 | 3:01am | 9:27am | 3:54pm | Morning |
| Mars | Tau | 1.5 | 10:45am | 3:28pm | 8:12pm | Evening |
| Jupiter | Psc | −1.9 | 6:12am | 11:54am | 5:37pm | Hidden |
| Saturn | Ari | 0.1 | 9:03am | 2:10pm | 7:18pm | Hidden |
| Uranus | Psc | 6.0 | 4:26am | 10:34am | 4:42pm | Morning |
| Neptune | Aqr | 7.9 | 2:40am | 9:14am | 3:49pm | 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 30% Moon washes out fainter meteors for part of the night.
The solar system — April 2177
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.