The Sky over the Mornington Peninsula — April 2192
Highlights this month
- 15SunThe Moon passes Mars — 5° apart. (6:53pm)
- 18WedVenus in superior conjunction with the Sun — lost in the glare. (8:51am)
- 20FriMercury in superior conjunction with the Sun — lost in the glare. (12:54pm)
- 23MonLyrids meteor shower peaks (up to 18/hr). A bright 84% Moon interferes badly this year.
Sun & twilight
| Date | Sunrise | Sunset | Day length | Astro. dark begins | ends |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sun 1 | 6:34am | 6:12pm | 11h 38m | 7:40pm | 5:06am |
| Tue 10 | 6:43am | 5:59pm | 11h 16m | 7:27pm | 5:15am |
| Fri 20 | 6:52am | 5:45pm | 10h 53m | 7:13pm | 5:23am |
| Mon 30 | 7:01am | 5:33pm | 10h 31m | 7:02pm | 5:32am |
Days shorten by about 67 minutes over the month.
The Moon
- Last QuarterFri 6, 1:58am
- New MoonThu 12, 4:54pm
- First QuarterThu 19, 7:51pm
- Full MoonSat 28, 12:22am
Perigee 11 Apr (359,400 km) · Apogee 23 Apr (405,700 km)
The planets
Rise/set for mid-month at The Briars.
| Planet | In | Mag | Rise | Transit | Set | Best |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mercury | Psc | −1.6 | 6:18am | 12:01pm | 5:43pm | Hidden |
| Venus | Psc | −3.8 | 6:43am | 12:18pm | 5:54pm | Hidden |
| Mars | Tau | 1.6 | 10:16am | 3:04pm | 7:51pm | Evening |
| Jupiter | Gem | −1.9 | 1:11pm | 5:57pm | 10:42pm | Evening |
| Saturn | Oph | 0.1 | 8:10pm | 3:23am | 10:32am | Morning |
| Uranus | Tau | 5.9 | 9:07am | 2:09pm | 7:10pm | Hidden |
| Neptune | Psc | 7.9 | 5:17am | 11:14am | 5:10pm | 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 bright 84% Moon interferes badly this year.
The solar system — April 2192
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.