The Sky over the Mornington Peninsula — May 2045
Highlights this month
- 2TueMars in superior conjunction with the Sun — lost in the glare. (9:05pm)
- 5FriNeptune in superior conjunction with the Sun — lost in the glare. (12:51am)
- 6SatEta Aquariids meteor shower peaks (up to 50/hr). A bright 76% Moon interferes badly this year.
- 11ThuThe Moon passes Jupiter — 2° apart. (3:47am)
- 26FriMercury in superior conjunction with the Sun — lost in the glare. (8:55am)
- 29MonSaturn at opposition — closest and brightest of the year, up all night in Ophiuchus (mag −0.1). (7:54pm)
Sun & twilight
| Date | Sunrise | Sunset | Day length | Astro. dark begins | ends |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mon 1 | 7:02am | 5:32pm | 10h 30m | 7:01pm | 5:32am |
| Wed 10 | 7:10am | 5:22pm | 10h 13m | 6:53pm | 5:39am |
| Sat 20 | 7:18am | 5:14pm | 9h 56m | 6:46pm | 5:46am |
| Wed 31 | 7:27am | 5:08pm | 9h 41m | 6:42pm | 5:53am |
Days shorten by about 49 minutes over the month.
The Moon
- Full MoonMon 1, 3:49pm
- Last QuarterTue 9, 12:50pm
- New MoonWed 17, 4:35am
- First QuarterTue 23, 10:39pm
- Full MoonWed 31, 3:49am
Apogee 8 May (404,800 km) · Perigee 20 May (367,400 km)
The planets
Rise/set for mid-month at The Briars.
| Planet | In | Mag | Rise | Transit | Set | Best |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mercury | Ari | −1.1 | 6:09am | 11:27am | 4:45pm | Hidden |
| Venus | Tau | −3.7 | 8:29am | 1:18pm | 6:06pm | Hidden |
| Mars | Ari | 1.3 | 7:01am | 12:04pm | 5:07pm | Hidden |
| Jupiter | Aqr | −2.0 | 1:00am | 7:31am | 2:02pm | Morning |
| Saturn | Oph | −0.0 | 6:09pm | 1:21am | 8:30am | Morning |
| Uranus | Leo | 5.5 | 1:13pm | 6:28pm | 11:43pm | Evening |
| Neptune | Ari | 7.9 | 6:24am | 11:39am | 4:54pm | Hidden |
Meteor showers
- Eta Aquariids — peaks 6 May, radiant in Aquarius (up to 50/hr). Debris of Halley's Comet and one of the best showers of the year from the south — swift meteors in the pre-dawn eastern sky. A bright 76% Moon interferes badly this year.
The solar system — May 2045
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 15 July 2026.