The Sky over the Mornington Peninsula — April 2187
Highlights this month
- 7SatThe Moon passes Venus — 3° apart. (6:10am)
- 10TueMars and Saturn in conjunction — 0.1° apart. (6:29pm)
- 20FriMercury at greatest evening elongation (20° from the Sun, mag 0.1) — best evening apparition. (10:49pm)
- 21SatThe Moon passes Saturn — 5° apart. (6:16pm)
- 23MonLyrids meteor shower peaks (up to 18/hr). A bright 100% Moon interferes badly this year.
- 25WedUranus in superior conjunction with the Sun — lost in the glare. (9:30am)
Sun & twilight
| Date | Sunrise | Sunset | Day length | Astro. dark begins | ends |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sun 1 | 6:33am | 6:13pm | 11h 40m | 7:41pm | 5:06am |
| Tue 10 | 6:42am | 6:00pm | 11h 18m | 7:28pm | 5:14am |
| Fri 20 | 6:51am | 5:46pm | 10h 55m | 7:14pm | 5:23am |
| Mon 30 | 7:00am | 5:34pm | 10h 33m | 7:03pm | 5:31am |
Days shorten by about 67 minutes over the month.
The Moon
- Last QuarterSun 1, 5:13am
- New MoonMon 9, 9:07am
- First QuarterMon 16, 5:05pm
- Full MoonMon 23, 9:55am
- Last QuarterMon 30, 11:52pm
Apogee 4 Apr (405,500 km) · Perigee 20 Apr (365,600 km)
The planets
Rise/set for mid-month at The Briars.
| Planet | In | Mag | Rise | Transit | Set | Best |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mercury | Ari | −0.6 | 8:24am | 1:28pm | 6:32pm | Hidden |
| Venus | Psc | −3.7 | 5:07am | 11:08am | 5:09pm | Hidden |
| Mars | Vir | −1.2 | 5:07pm | 11:08pm | 5:14am | Evening |
| Jupiter | Cap | −1.9 | 1:53am | 8:39am | 3:25pm | Morning |
| Saturn | Vir | 0.5 | 5:11pm | 11:14pm | 5:21am | Evening |
| Uranus | Ari | 5.9 | 7:33am | 12:55pm | 6:17pm | Hidden |
| Neptune | Psc | 7.9 | 4:28am | 10:37am | 4:46pm | 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 100% Moon interferes badly this year.
The solar system — April 2187
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 15 October 2026.