The Sky over the Mornington Peninsula — May 2104
Highlights this month
- 6TueEta Aquariids meteor shower peaks (up to 50/hr). A bright 86% Moon interferes badly this year.
- 12MonThe Moon passes Saturn — 3° apart. (11:23am)
- 14WedVenus in superior conjunction with the Sun — lost in the glare. (3:58am)
- 30FriMercury in superior conjunction with the Sun — lost in the glare. (6:34am)
Sun & twilight
| Date | Sunrise | Sunset | Day length | Astro. dark begins | ends |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thu 1 | 7:01am | 5:32pm | 10h 31m | 7:02pm | 5:32am |
| Sat 10 | 7:10am | 5:23pm | 10h 13m | 6:54pm | 5:39am |
| Tue 20 | 7:18am | 5:14pm | 9h 56m | 6:47pm | 5:46am |
| Sat 31 | 7:27am | 5:08pm | 9h 42m | 6:42pm | 5:53am |
Days shorten by about 49 minutes over the month.
The Moon
- First QuarterFri 2, 11:47am
- Full MoonSat 10, 3:35pm
- Last QuarterSun 18, 4:24am
- New MoonSat 24, 7:15pm
Apogee 6 May (405,900 km) · Perigee 22 May (362,400 km)
The planets
Rise/set for mid-month at The Briars.
| Planet | In | Mag | Rise | Transit | Set | Best |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mercury | Ari | −0.8 | 5:50am | 11:14am | 4:37pm | Hidden |
| Venus | Tau | −3.8 | 7:16am | 12:18pm | 5:21pm | Hidden |
| Mars | Cnc | 1.1 | 12:52pm | 5:54pm | 10:57pm | Evening |
| Jupiter | Aqr | −2.1 | 12:16am | 6:58am | 1:39pm | Morning |
| Saturn | Oph | −0.0 | 6:18pm | 1:32am | 8:42am | Morning |
| Uranus | Ari | 5.9 | 5:57am | 11:14am | 4:31pm | Hidden |
| Neptune | Leo | 7.9 | 2:34pm | 8:24pm | 2:19am | Evening |
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 86% Moon interferes badly this year.
The solar system — May 2104
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 3 September 2026.