The Sky over the Mornington Peninsula — May 2105
Highlights this month
- 2SatUranus in superior conjunction with the Sun — lost in the glare. (6:32pm)
- 3SunThe Moon passes Saturn — 0.2° apart. (1:00pm)
- 5TueVenus and Jupiter in conjunction — 0.6° apart. (3:18pm)
- 6WedEta Aquariids meteor shower peaks (up to 50/hr). A bright 61% Moon interferes badly this year.
- 9SatVenus at greatest morning elongation (46° from the Sun, mag −4.3) — best morning apparition. (1:23pm)
- 12TueThe Moon passes Mars — 4° apart. (4:50pm)
- 14ThuMercury in superior conjunction with the Sun — lost in the glare. (4:31pm)
- 30SatThe Moon passes Saturn — 0.1° apart. (3:44pm)
Sun & twilight
| Date | Sunrise | Sunset | Day length | Astro. dark begins | ends |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fri 1 | 7:01am | 5:33pm | 10h 31m | 7:02pm | 5:32am |
| Sun 10 | 7:09am | 5:23pm | 10h 14m | 6:54pm | 5:39am |
| Wed 20 | 7:18am | 5:15pm | 9h 57m | 6:47pm | 5:46am |
| Sun 31 | 7:26am | 5:09pm | 9h 42m | 6:42pm | 5:53am |
Days shorten by about 49 minutes over the month.
The Moon
- Last QuarterThu 7, 6:22pm
- New MoonThu 14, 11:41am
- First QuarterThu 21, 6:17am
- Full MoonFri 29, 8:35am
Perigee 14 May (356,700 km) · Apogee 27 May (406,200 km)
The planets
Rise/set for mid-month at The Briars.
| Planet | In | Mag | Rise | Transit | Set | Best |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mercury | Tau | −2.2 | 7:20am | 12:20pm | 5:20pm | Hidden |
| Venus | Psc | −4.3 | 3:25am | 9:21am | 3:18pm | Morning |
| Mars | Psc | 1.3 | 5:03am | 10:34am | 4:05pm | Morning |
| Jupiter | Psc | −1.9 | 2:48am | 8:53am | 2:58pm | Morning |
| Saturn | Oph | 0.0 | 7:05pm | 2:25am | 9:40am | Morning |
| Uranus | Ari | 5.9 | 6:18am | 11:30am | 4:43pm | Hidden |
| Neptune | Vir | 7.9 | 2:41pm | 8:34pm | 2:30am | 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 61% Moon interferes badly this year.
The solar system — May 2105
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.