The Sky over the Mornington Peninsula — April 2190
Highlights this month
- 2FriThe Moon passes Venus — 5° apart. (4:57am)
- 3SatThe Moon passes Mercury — 4° apart. (6:02am)
- 13TueMercury at greatest morning elongation (28° from the Sun, mag 0.3) — best morning apparition. (3:41am)
- 21WedThe Moon passes Saturn — 2° apart. (7:01pm)
- 23FriLyrids meteor shower peaks (up to 18/hr). A bright 88% Moon interferes badly this year.
Sun & twilight
| Date | Sunrise | Sunset | Day length | Astro. dark begins | ends |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thu 1 | 7:34am | 7:13pm | 11h 39m | 8:41pm | 6:06am |
| Sat 10 | 6:42am | 6:00pm | 11h 18m | 7:27pm | 5:14am |
| Tue 20 | 6:51am | 5:46pm | 10h 54m | 7:14pm | 5:23am |
| Fri 30 | 7:01am | 5:33pm | 10h 33m | 7:03pm | 5:31am |
Days shorten by about 67 minutes over the month.
The Moon
- New MoonMon 5, 6:16am
- First QuarterTue 13, 8:10am
- Full MoonTue 20, 5:52pm
- Last QuarterTue 27, 9:46am
Apogee 11 Apr (405,000 km) · Perigee 23 Apr (363,900 km)
The planets
Rise/set for mid-month at The Briars.
| Planet | In | Mag | Rise | Transit | Set | Best |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mercury | Psc | 0.2 | 4:29am | 10:41am | 4:54pm | Morning |
| Venus | Aqr | −3.8 | 3:46am | 10:07am | 4:27pm | Morning |
| Mars | Ari | 1.5 | 9:02am | 2:04pm | 7:05pm | Hidden |
| Jupiter | Ari | −1.8 | 8:50am | 1:57pm | 7:04pm | Hidden |
| Saturn | Lib | 0.1 | 6:53pm | 1:45am | 8:33am | Morning |
| Uranus | Ari | 5.9 | 8:30am | 1:39pm | 6:49pm | Hidden |
| Neptune | Psc | 7.9 | 4:58am | 11:00am | 5:01pm | 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 88% Moon interferes badly this year.
The solar system — April 2190
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 20 October 2026.