The Sky over the Mornington Peninsula — April 2178
Highlights this month
- 12SunThe Moon passes Mars — 4° apart. (2:21am)
- 23ThuLyrids meteor shower peaks (up to 18/hr). A 28% Moon washes out fainter meteors for part of the night.
Sun & twilight
| Date | Sunrise | Sunset | Day length | Astro. dark begins | ends |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wed 1 | 7:34am | 7:13pm | 11h 40m | 8:41pm | 6:06am |
| Fri 10 | 6:42am | 6:00pm | 11h 18m | 7:27pm | 5:14am |
| Mon 20 | 6:51am | 5:46pm | 10h 55m | 7:14pm | 5:23am |
| Thu 30 | 7:01am | 5:33pm | 10h 33m | 7:03pm | 5:31am |
Days shorten by about 67 minutes over the month.
The Moon
- Full MoonFri 3, 1:57am
- Last QuarterFri 10, 11:02am
- New MoonSat 18, 12:27pm
- First QuarterSat 25, 4:04pm
Apogee 12 Apr (405,100 km) · Perigee 27 Apr (368,400 km)
The planets
Rise/set for mid-month at The Briars.
| Planet | In | Mag | Rise | Transit | Set | Best |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mercury | Psc | −0.5 | 5:12am | 11:14am | 5:16pm | Hidden |
| Venus | Tau | −3.8 | 9:41am | 2:34pm | 7:27pm | Hidden |
| Mars | Cap | 0.7 | 12:47am | 7:50am | 2:52pm | Morning |
| Jupiter | Ari | −1.8 | 8:30am | 1:41pm | 6:52pm | Hidden |
| Saturn | Tau | 0.0 | 10:04am | 3:01pm | 7:59pm | Evening |
| Uranus | Psc | 6.0 | 4:45am | 10:49am | 4:52pm | Morning |
| Neptune | Aqr | 7.9 | 2:52am | 9:24am | 3:55pm | 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 28% Moon washes out fainter meteors for part of the night.
The solar system — April 2178
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.