The Sky over the Mornington Peninsula — May 2113
Highlights this month
- 2TueVenus and Saturn in conjunction — 2° apart. (11:15am)
- 2TueThe Moon passes Jupiter — 2° apart. (2:36pm)
- 6SatEta Aquariids meteor shower peaks (up to 50/hr). A bright 75% Moon interferes badly this year.
- 7SunVenus at greatest morning elongation (46° from the Sun, mag −4.3) — best morning apparition. (3:28am)
- 11ThuThe Moon passes Saturn — 3° apart. (9:10pm)
- 12FriThe Moon passes Venus — 4° apart. (12:03pm)
- 14SunJupiter at opposition — closest and brightest of the year, up all night in Libra (mag −2.4). (12:47am)
- 20SatMercury at greatest evening elongation (22° from the Sun, mag 0.4) — best evening apparition. (3:46am)
- 29MonThe Moon passes Jupiter — 2° apart. (2:36pm)
Sun & twilight
| Date | Sunrise | Sunset | Day length | Astro. dark begins | ends |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mon 1 | 7:01am | 5:32pm | 10h 31m | 7:02pm | 5:32am |
| Wed 10 | 7:09am | 5:23pm | 10h 13m | 6:54pm | 5:39am |
| Sat 20 | 7:18am | 5:15pm | 9h 56m | 6:47pm | 5:46am |
| Wed 31 | 7:27am | 5:09pm | 9h 42m | 6:42pm | 5:53am |
Days shorten by about 49 minutes over the month.
The Moon
- Full MoonMon 1, 11:16am
- Last QuarterTue 9, 4:40am
- New MoonMon 15, 6:50pm
- First QuarterMon 22, 11:01pm
- Full MoonWed 31, 2:15am
Perigee 14 May (359,800 km) · Apogee 26 May (405,600 km)
The planets
Rise/set for mid-month at The Briars.
| Planet | In | Mag | Rise | Transit | Set | Best |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mercury | Tau | −0.1 | 9:07am | 1:44pm | 6:22pm | Hidden |
| Venus | Psc | −4.3 | 3:25am | 9:22am | 3:18pm | Morning |
| Mars | Tau | 1.7 | 9:49am | 2:28pm | 7:08pm | Hidden |
| Jupiter | Lib | −2.4 | 5:10pm | 12:13am | 7:12am | All night |
| Saturn | Psc | 1.1 | 2:28am | 8:40am | 2:52pm | Morning |
| Uranus | Tau | 5.8 | 8:54am | 1:40pm | 6:26pm | Hidden |
| Neptune | Vir | 7.9 | 3:25pm | 9:39pm | 3:57am | 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 75% Moon interferes badly this year.
The solar system — May 2113
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.