The Sky over the Mornington Peninsula — May 2110
Highlights this month
- 2FriMercury at greatest morning elongation (27° from the Sun, mag 0.4) — best morning apparition. (4:11pm)
- 5MonThe Moon passes Mars — 4° apart. (3:30am)
- 6TueEta Aquariids meteor shower peaks (up to 50/hr). A bright 95% Moon interferes badly this year.
- 8ThuMars at opposition — closest and brightest of the year, up all night in Libra (mag −1.8). (8:44am)
- 11SunThe Moon passes Saturn — 2° apart. (3:01pm)
- 16FriThe Moon passes Venus — 2° apart. (2:55am)
- 17SatThe Moon passes Mercury — 2° apart. (6:06am)
- 24SatUranus in superior conjunction with the Sun — lost in the glare. (12:51pm)
- 26MonThe Moon passes Jupiter — 2° apart. (3:17am)
Sun & twilight
| Date | Sunrise | Sunset | Day length | Astro. dark begins | ends |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thu 1 | 7:01am | 5:33pm | 10h 32m | 7:02pm | 5:31am |
| Sat 10 | 7:09am | 5:23pm | 10h 14m | 6:54pm | 5:38am |
| Tue 20 | 7:18am | 5:15pm | 9h 57m | 6:47pm | 5:46am |
| Sat 31 | 7:26am | 5:09pm | 9h 42m | 6:42pm | 5:53am |
Days shorten by about 49 minutes over the month.
The Moon
- Full MoonSun 4, 8:24pm
- Last QuarterSun 11, 10:52am
- New MoonMon 19, 6:25am
- First QuarterTue 27, 9:12am
Perigee 5 May (358,900 km) · Apogee 21 May (406,200 km)
The planets
Rise/set for mid-month at The Briars.
| Planet | In | Mag | Rise | Transit | Set | Best |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mercury | Ari | −0.1 | 5:14am | 10:48am | 4:22pm | Morning |
| Venus | Psc | −3.8 | 4:17am | 10:02am | 3:47pm | Morning |
| Mars | Lib | −1.8 | 4:41pm | 11:35pm | 6:35am | Evening |
| Jupiter | Leo | −1.8 | 1:04pm | 6:14pm | 11:23pm | Evening |
| Saturn | Cap | 0.7 | 11:37pm | 6:31am | 1:21pm | Morning |
| Uranus | Tau | 5.8 | 7:56am | 12:50pm | 5:44pm | Hidden |
| Neptune | Vir | 7.9 | 3:09pm | 9:15pm | 3:25am | 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 95% Moon interferes badly this year.
The solar system — May 2110
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 5 September 2026.