The Sky over the Mornington Peninsula — May 2112
Highlights this month
- 6FriEta Aquariids meteor shower peaks (up to 50/hr). A bright 72% Moon interferes badly this year.
- 7SatMercury in superior conjunction with the Sun — lost in the glare. (5:06pm)
- 9MonThe Moon passes Jupiter — 4° apart. (7:12pm)
- 11WedVenus in superior conjunction with the Sun — lost in the glare. (8:24pm)
- 16MonThe Moon passes Mars — 2° apart. (7:09am)
- 20FriThe Moon passes Saturn — 3° apart. (1:55pm)
Sun & twilight
| Date | Sunrise | Sunset | Day length | Astro. dark begins | ends |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sun 1 | 7:01am | 5:32pm | 10h 31m | 7:02pm | 5:32am |
| Tue 10 | 7:10am | 5:23pm | 10h 13m | 6:53pm | 5:39am |
| Fri 20 | 7:18am | 5:14pm | 9h 56m | 6:47pm | 5:46am |
| Tue 31 | 7:27am | 5:08pm | 9h 42m | 6:42pm | 5:53am |
Days shorten by about 49 minutes over the month.
The Moon
- First QuarterWed 4, 7:36am
- Full MoonThu 12, 7:17am
- Last QuarterThu 19, 8:52am
- New MoonThu 26, 5:24am
Apogee 5 May (405,000 km) · Perigee 20 May (369,300 km)
The planets
Rise/set for mid-month at The Briars.
| Planet | In | Mag | Rise | Transit | Set | Best |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mercury | Tau | −1.5 | 8:04am | 12:53pm | 5:43pm | Hidden |
| Venus | Tau | −3.8 | 7:19am | 12:21pm | 5:22pm | Hidden |
| Mars | Sgr | −1.1 | 8:26pm | 3:55am | 11:20am | Morning |
| Jupiter | Vir | −2.2 | 3:37pm | 9:58pm | 4:23am | Evening |
| Saturn | Aqr | 1.0 | 1:31am | 7:57am | 2:22pm | Morning |
| Uranus | Tau | 5.8 | 8:33am | 1:22pm | 6:10pm | Hidden |
| Neptune | Vir | 7.9 | 3:18pm | 9:30pm | 3:45am | 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 72% Moon interferes badly this year.
The solar system — May 2112
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 6 September 2026.