The Sky over the Mornington Peninsula — April 2181
Highlights this month
- 8SunJupiter is stationary — resumes direct (eastward) motion. (6:16am)
- 10TueMercury at greatest evening elongation (19° from the Sun, mag −0.0) — best evening apparition. (8:49am)
- 16MonMars and Saturn in conjunction — 2° apart. (9:44pm)
- 19ThuMercury is stationary — begins retrograde (westward) motion. (4:32pm)
- 20FriThe Moon passes Saturn — 5° apart. (9:40pm)
- 23MonLyrids meteor shower peaks (up to 18/hr). A bright 61% Moon interferes badly this year.
- 29SunMercury in inferior conjunction with the Sun — lost in the glare. (10:40pm)
Sun & twilight
| Date | Sunrise | Sunset | Day length | Astro. dark begins | ends |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sun 1 | 6:34am | 6:13pm | 11h 39m | 7:40pm | 5:06am |
| Tue 10 | 6:42am | 5:59pm | 11h 17m | 7:27pm | 5:14am |
| Fri 20 | 6:52am | 5:46pm | 10h 54m | 7:14pm | 5:23am |
| Mon 30 | 7:01am | 5:33pm | 10h 32m | 7:02pm | 5:31am |
Days shorten by about 67 minutes over the month.
The Moon
- Last QuarterSat 7, 2:19am
- New MoonSat 14, 9:51am
- First QuarterSun 22, 1:35pm
- Full MoonSun 29, 6:42pm
Perigee 3 Apr (366,300 km) · Apogee 19 Apr (405,400 km)
The planets
Rise/set for mid-month at The Briars.
| Planet | In | Mag | Rise | Transit | Set | Best |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mercury | Ari | 0.9 | 8:23am | 1:24pm | 6:25pm | Hidden |
| Venus | Ari | −3.7 | 8:13am | 1:26pm | 6:39pm | Hidden |
| Mars | Gem | 1.1 | 1:06pm | 5:45pm | 10:23pm | Evening |
| Jupiter | Cnc | −2.0 | 2:42pm | 7:45pm | 12:52am | Evening |
| Saturn | Gem | −0.0 | 1:00pm | 5:46pm | 10:33pm | Evening |
| Uranus | Psc | 6.0 | 5:40am | 11:29am | 5:18pm | Hidden |
| Neptune | Aqr | 7.9 | 3:22am | 9:47am | 4:11pm | 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 61% Moon interferes badly this year.
The solar system — April 2181
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 11 October 2026.