The Sky over the Mornington Peninsula — April 2179
Highlights this month
- 12MonThe Moon passes Saturn — 2° apart. (6:26pm)
- 18SunMercury in superior conjunction with the Sun — lost in the glare. (6:23pm)
- 23FriLyrids meteor shower peaks (up to 18/hr). A bright 96% Moon interferes badly this year.
Sun & twilight
| Date | Sunrise | Sunset | Day length | Astro. dark begins | ends |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thu 1 | 7:33am | 7:14pm | 11h 40m | 8:41pm | 6:06am |
| Sat 10 | 6:42am | 6:00pm | 11h 18m | 7:28pm | 5:14am |
| Tue 20 | 6:51am | 5:46pm | 10h 55m | 7:14pm | 5:23am |
| Fri 30 | 7:00am | 5:34pm | 10h 33m | 7:03pm | 5:31am |
Days shorten by about 67 minutes over the month.
The Moon
- New MoonWed 7, 3:19pm
- First QuarterThu 15, 10:56am
- Full MoonThu 22, 1:06am
- Last QuarterThu 29, 3:28am
Apogee 5 Apr (406,200 km) · Perigee 20 Apr (358,900 km)
The planets
Rise/set for mid-month at The Briars.
| Planet | In | Mag | Rise | Transit | Set | Best |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mercury | Psc | −1.7 | 6:27am | 12:08pm | 5:48pm | Hidden |
| Venus | Psc | −3.7 | 5:04am | 11:06am | 5:08pm | Hidden |
| Mars | Tau | 1.4 | 11:57am | 4:34pm | 9:11pm | Evening |
| Jupiter | Tau | −1.8 | 10:49am | 3:37pm | 8:25pm | Evening |
| Saturn | Tau | −0.0 | 11:06am | 3:55pm | 8:45pm | Evening |
| Uranus | Psc | 6.0 | 5:05am | 11:03am | 5:02pm | Hidden |
| Neptune | Aqr | 7.9 | 3:03am | 9:33am | 4:02pm | 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 96% Moon interferes badly this year.
The solar system — April 2179
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 10 October 2026.