The Sky over the Mornington Peninsula — April 2193
Highlights this month
- 1MonSaturn is stationary — begins retrograde (westward) motion. (12:42am)
- 4ThuMercury in superior conjunction with the Sun — lost in the glare. (10:42am)
- 11ThuThe Moon passes Jupiter — 4° apart. (12:34am)
- 12FriVenus at greatest morning elongation (46° from the Sun, mag −4.4) — best morning apparition. (8:40pm)
- 12FriJupiter is stationary — resumes direct (eastward) motion. (10:20pm)
- 23TueLyrids meteor shower peaks (up to 18/hr). A bright 64% Moon interferes badly this year.
- 25ThuThe Moon passes Mars — 4° apart. (6:25am)
- 28SunThe Moon passes Venus — 3° apart. (6:28am)
- 30TueMercury at greatest evening elongation (21° from the Sun, mag 0.2) — best evening apparition. (4:34pm)
Sun & twilight
| Date | Sunrise | Sunset | Day length | Astro. dark begins | ends |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mon 1 | 7:34am | 7:13pm | 11h 39m | 8:40pm | 6:06am |
| Wed 10 | 6:42am | 5:59pm | 11h 17m | 7:27pm | 5:15am |
| Sat 20 | 6:52am | 5:45pm | 10h 54m | 7:14pm | 5:23am |
| Tue 30 | 7:01am | 5:33pm | 10h 32m | 7:02pm | 5:31am |
Days shorten by about 67 minutes over the month.
The Moon
- New MoonTue 2, 10:25am
- First QuarterTue 9, 1:12am
- Full MoonWed 17, 1:23am
- Last QuarterThu 25, 1:08am
Perigee 2 Apr (357,300 km) · Apogee 17 Apr (406,300 km)
The planets
Rise/set for mid-month at The Briars.
| Planet | In | Mag | Rise | Transit | Set | Best |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mercury | Ari | −1.4 | 7:48am | 1:04pm | 6:19pm | Hidden |
| Venus | Aqr | −4.3 | 3:00am | 9:27am | 3:54pm | Morning |
| Mars | Cap | 0.5 | 12:04am | 7:15am | 2:25pm | Morning |
| Jupiter | Cnc | −2.0 | 2:55pm | 8:03pm | 1:14am | Evening |
| Saturn | Oph | 0.2 | 8:55pm | 4:14am | 11:28am | Morning |
| Uranus | Tau | 5.8 | 9:28am | 2:26pm | 7:24pm | Hidden |
| Neptune | Psc | 7.9 | 5:29am | 11:23am | 5:17pm | 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 64% Moon interferes badly this year.
The solar system — April 2193
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 22 October 2026.