The Sky over the Mornington Peninsula — April 2189
Highlights this month
- 3FriMercury in inferior conjunction with the Sun — lost in the glare. (2:43am)
- 3FriThe Moon passes Saturn — 0.0° apart. (6:58am)
- 4SatMars is stationary — begins retrograde (westward) motion. (8:49am)
- 4SatThe Moon passes Mars — 2° apart. (9:47pm)
- 10FriJupiter in superior conjunction with the Sun — lost in the glare. (11:47pm)
- 15WedMercury is stationary — resumes direct (eastward) motion. (12:07pm)
- 22WedSaturn at opposition — closest and brightest of the year, up all night in Virgo (mag 0.1). (6:15pm)
- 23ThuLyrids meteor shower peaks (up to 18/hr). A 44% Moon washes out fainter meteors for part of the night.
- 30ThuThe Moon passes Saturn — 4° apart. (6:01pm)
Sun & twilight
| Date | Sunrise | Sunset | Day length | Astro. dark begins | ends |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wed 1 | 7:34am | 7:13pm | 11h 39m | 8:40pm | 6:06am |
| Fri 10 | 6:42am | 5:59pm | 11h 17m | 7:27pm | 5:15am |
| Mon 20 | 6:52am | 5:45pm | 10h 54m | 7:14pm | 5:23am |
| Thu 30 | 7:01am | 5:33pm | 10h 32m | 7:02pm | 5:31am |
Days shorten by about 67 minutes over the month.
The Moon
- Full MoonWed 1, 6:20pm
- Last QuarterWed 8, 8:34am
- New MoonThu 16, 3:16am
- First QuarterFri 24, 7:05am
Perigee 2 Apr (359,300 km) · Apogee 18 Apr (406,200 km)
The planets
Rise/set for mid-month at The Briars.
| Planet | In | Mag | Rise | Transit | Set | Best |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mercury | Psc | 1.7 | 5:14am | 11:08am | 5:03pm | Hidden |
| Venus | Ari | −3.7 | 8:16am | 1:28pm | 6:41pm | Hidden |
| Mars | Lib | −1.1 | 7:20pm | 2:28am | 9:31am | Morning |
| Jupiter | Psc | −1.9 | 6:31am | 12:09pm | 5:47pm | Hidden |
| Saturn | Vir | 0.1 | 6:17pm | 12:55am | 7:29am | All night |
| Uranus | Ari | 5.9 | 8:10am | 1:23pm | 6:37pm | Hidden |
| Neptune | Psc | 7.9 | 4:47am | 10:51am | 4:55pm | 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 44% Moon washes out fainter meteors for part of the night.
The solar system — April 2189
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 19 October 2026.