The Sky over the Mornington Peninsula — April 2182
Highlights this month
- 1MonMercury is stationary — begins retrograde (westward) motion. (2:07am)
- 1MonThe Moon passes Mars — 5° apart. (6:31am)
- 4ThuUranus in superior conjunction with the Sun — lost in the glare. (6:34pm)
- 11ThuMercury in inferior conjunction with the Sun — lost in the glare. (2:50am)
- 15MonThe Moon passes Jupiter — 4° apart. (6:58pm)
- 19FriVenus and Mars in conjunction — 0.1° apart. (4:20am)
- 23TueLyrids meteor shower peaks (up to 18/hr). A bright 77% Moon interferes badly this year.
- 23TueMercury is stationary — resumes direct (eastward) motion. (12:51pm)
- 30TueThe Moon passes Mars — 3° apart. (4:30am)
- 30TueThe Moon passes Venus — 4° apart. (6:30am)
Sun & twilight
| Date | Sunrise | Sunset | Day length | Astro. dark begins | ends |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mon 1 | 7:34am | 7:13pm | 11h 39m | 8:41pm | 6:06am |
| Wed 10 | 6:42am | 6:00pm | 11h 18m | 7:27pm | 5:14am |
| Sat 20 | 6:51am | 5:46pm | 10h 54m | 7:14pm | 5:23am |
| Tue 30 | 7:01am | 5:33pm | 10h 33m | 7:03pm | 5:31am |
Days shorten by about 67 minutes over the month.
The Moon
- New MoonWed 3, 6:55pm
- First QuarterThu 11, 9:58am
- Full MoonFri 19, 7:24am
- Last QuarterFri 26, 5:26am
Apogee 12 Apr (404,800 km) · Perigee 25 Apr (369,900 km)
The planets
Rise/set for mid-month at The Briars.
| Planet | In | Mag | Rise | Transit | Set | Best |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mercury | Psc | 5.0 | 6:14am | 11:50am | 5:25pm | Hidden |
| Venus | Aqr | −3.8 | 3:43am | 10:05am | 4:26pm | Morning |
| Mars | Aqr | 1.2 | 3:51am | 10:10am | 4:29pm | Morning |
| Jupiter | Leo | −2.1 | 4:10pm | 9:48pm | 3:31am | Evening |
| Saturn | Gem | 0.0 | 1:52pm | 6:45pm | 11:37pm | Evening |
| Uranus | Psc | 6.0 | 5:59am | 11:44am | 5:28pm | Hidden |
| Neptune | Aqr | 7.9 | 3:34am | 9:56am | 4:18pm | 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 77% Moon interferes badly this year.
The solar system — April 2182
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.