The Sky over the Mornington Peninsula — May 2117
Highlights this month
- 2SunSaturn in superior conjunction with the Sun — lost in the glare. (4:51am)
- 6ThuEta Aquariids meteor shower peaks (up to 50/hr). A thin 19% Moon leaves the sky dark.
- 7FriThe Moon passes Mars — 4° apart. (1:45pm)
- 26WedThe Moon passes Jupiter — 0.3° apart. (6:17pm)
- 29SatThe Moon passes Saturn — 5° apart. (9:42pm)
Sun & twilight
| Date | Sunrise | Sunset | Day length | Astro. dark begins | ends |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sat 1 | 7:01am | 5:32pm | 10h 31m | 7:02pm | 5:32am |
| Mon 10 | 7:09am | 5:23pm | 10h 13m | 6:54pm | 5:39am |
| Thu 20 | 7:18am | 5:15pm | 9h 56m | 6:47pm | 5:46am |
| Mon 31 | 7:27am | 5:09pm | 9h 42m | 6:42pm | 5:53am |
Days shorten by about 49 minutes over the month.
The Moon
- New MoonSun 2, 8:41am
- First QuarterSun 9, 7:41pm
- Full MoonSun 16, 11:30am
- Last QuarterSun 23, 8:32pm
- New MoonMon 31, 10:26pm
Perigee 14 May (363,100 km) · Apogee 25 May (405,100 km)
The planets
Rise/set for mid-month at The Briars.
| Planet | In | Mag | Rise | Transit | Set | Best |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mercury | Ari | −0.6 | 5:38am | 11:05am | 4:32pm | Hidden |
| Venus | Tau | −3.7 | 8:55am | 1:39pm | 6:24pm | Hidden |
| Mars | Gem | 1.5 | 11:43am | 4:28pm | 9:12pm | Evening |
| Jupiter | Psc | −1.9 | 3:08am | 9:08am | 3:07pm | Morning |
| Saturn | Ari | 0.2 | 6:16am | 11:34am | 4:52pm | Hidden |
| Uranus | Gem | 5.7 | 10:09am | 2:51pm | 7:33pm | Evening |
| Neptune | Vir | 7.9 | 3:48pm | 10:12pm | 4:40am | 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 thin 19% Moon leaves the sky dark.
The solar system — May 2117
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 8 September 2026.