The Sky over the Mornington Peninsula — April 2191
Highlights this month
- 12TueThe Moon passes Saturn — 5° apart. (11:30pm)
- 15FriThe Moon passes Mars — 4° apart. (10:30pm)
- 17SunVenus at greatest evening elongation (46° from the Sun, mag −4.3) — best evening apparition. (2:42pm)
- 23SatLyrids meteor shower peaks (up to 18/hr). A thin 0% Moon leaves the sky dark.
- 24SunVenus and Jupiter in conjunction — 4° apart. (6:13pm)
- 27WedThe Moon passes Venus — 2° apart. (7:01pm)
Sun & twilight
| Date | Sunrise | Sunset | Day length | Astro. dark begins | ends |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fri 1 | 7:33am | 7:13pm | 11h 40m | 8:41pm | 6:06am |
| Sun 10 | 6:42am | 6:00pm | 11h 18m | 7:28pm | 5:14am |
| Wed 20 | 6:51am | 5:46pm | 10h 55m | 7:14pm | 5:23am |
| Sat 30 | 7:00am | 5:34pm | 10h 33m | 7:03pm | 5:31am |
Days shorten by about 67 minutes over the month.
The Moon
- First QuarterSat 2, 4:52am
- Full MoonSun 10, 4:36am
- Last QuarterSun 17, 6:50am
- New MoonSun 24, 3:36am
Apogee 3 Apr (405,000 km) · Perigee 19 Apr (369,000 km)
The planets
Rise/set for mid-month at The Briars.
| Planet | In | Mag | Rise | Transit | Set | Best |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mercury | Psc | −0.3 | 5:02am | 11:07am | 5:12pm | Hidden |
| Venus | Tau | −4.3 | 10:46am | 3:22pm | 7:57pm | Evening |
| Mars | Sgr | −0.2 | 9:56pm | 5:21am | 12:45pm | Morning |
| Jupiter | Tau | −1.8 | 11:08am | 3:55pm | 8:41pm | Evening |
| Saturn | Lib | 0.1 | 7:32pm | 2:36am | 9:36am | Morning |
| Uranus | Ari | 5.9 | 8:51am | 1:56pm | 7:01pm | Hidden |
| Neptune | Psc | 7.9 | 5:10am | 11:09am | 5:08pm | Hidden |
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 thin 0% Moon leaves the sky dark.
The solar system — April 2191
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 21 October 2026.