The Sky over the Mornington Peninsula — May 2115
Highlights this month
- 4SatMercury in inferior conjunction with the Sun — lost in the glare. (10:42pm)
- 6MonEta Aquariids meteor shower peaks (up to 50/hr). A bright 94% Moon interferes badly this year.
- 15WedThe Moon passes Jupiter — 5° apart. (9:35am)
- 17FriMercury is stationary — resumes direct (eastward) motion. (6:39am)
- 21TueJupiter is stationary — begins retrograde (westward) motion. (12:09am)
- 21TueThe Moon passes Saturn — 0.6° apart. (1:59pm)
- 22WedThe Moon passes Mercury — 2° apart. (9:31pm)
- 27MonThe Moon passes Mars — 3° apart. (10:03am)
Sun & twilight
| Date | Sunrise | Sunset | Day length | Astro. dark begins | ends |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wed 1 | 7:01am | 5:33pm | 10h 32m | 7:02pm | 5:31am |
| Fri 10 | 7:09am | 5:23pm | 10h 14m | 6:54pm | 5:38am |
| Mon 20 | 7:18am | 5:15pm | 9h 57m | 6:47pm | 5:45am |
| Fri 31 | 7:26am | 5:09pm | 9h 43m | 6:42pm | 5:53am |
Days shorten by about 50 minutes over the month.
The Moon
- First QuarterWed 1, 8:00pm
- Full MoonThu 9, 5:14am
- Last QuarterFri 17, 8:59am
- New MoonFri 24, 12:22pm
- First QuarterFri 31, 2:47am
Apogee 13 May (405,600 km) · Perigee 25 May (359,900 km)
The planets
Rise/set for mid-month at The Briars.
| Planet | In | Mag | Rise | Transit | Set | Best |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mercury | Ari | 2.8 | 5:55am | 11:18am | 4:41pm | Hidden |
| Venus | Ari | −3.7 | 5:44am | 11:08am | 4:32pm | Hidden |
| Mars | Gem | 1.7 | 10:49am | 3:28pm | 8:07pm | Evening |
| Jupiter | Cap | −2.2 | 9:56pm | 5:09am | 12:17pm | Morning |
| Saturn | Psc | 0.6 | 4:22am | 10:07am | 3:51pm | Morning |
| Uranus | Tau | 5.8 | 9:34am | 2:17pm | 7:00pm | Hidden |
| Neptune | Vir | 7.9 | 3:38pm | 9:57pm | 4:21am | 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 94% Moon interferes badly this year.
The solar system — May 2115
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 7 September 2026.