The Sky over the Mornington Peninsula — May 2118
Highlights this month
- 6FriEta Aquariids meteor shower peaks (up to 50/hr). A bright 99% Moon interferes badly this year.
- 16MonThe Moon passes Mars — 2° apart. (12:10pm)
- 16MonSaturn in superior conjunction with the Sun — lost in the glare. (3:59pm)
- 17TueMercury in superior conjunction with the Sun — lost in the glare. (9:46am)
- 17TueThe Moon passes Venus — 4° apart. (10:02pm)
- 18WedThe Moon passes Jupiter — 4° apart. (9:53pm)
- 29SunVenus and Jupiter in conjunction — 0.8° apart. (6:02pm)
Sun & twilight
| Date | Sunrise | Sunset | Day length | Astro. dark begins | ends |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sun 1 | 7:01am | 5:33pm | 10h 32m | 7:02pm | 5:32am |
| Tue 10 | 7:09am | 5:23pm | 10h 14m | 6:54pm | 5:38am |
| Fri 20 | 7:18am | 5:15pm | 9h 57m | 6:47pm | 5:46am |
| Tue 31 | 7:26am | 5:09pm | 9h 42m | 6:42pm | 5:53am |
Days shorten by about 49 minutes over the month.
The Moon
- Full Moon SupermoonFri 6, 3:34am
- Last QuarterThu 12, 10:15pm
- New MoonSat 21, 1:46am
- First QuarterSat 28, 8:19pm
Perigee 5 May (356,700 km) · Apogee 19 May (406,200 km)
The planets
Rise/set for mid-month at The Briars.
| Planet | In | Mag | Rise | Transit | Set | Best |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mercury | Ari | −2.0 | 7:02am | 12:07pm | 5:11pm | Hidden |
| Venus | Psc | −3.8 | 4:20am | 10:04am | 3:48pm | Morning |
| Mars | Psc | 1.0 | 3:09am | 9:09am | 3:10pm | Morning |
| Jupiter | Ari | −1.9 | 5:31am | 10:55am | 4:20pm | Hidden |
| Saturn | Tau | 0.0 | 7:16am | 12:22pm | 5:28pm | Hidden |
| Uranus | Gem | 5.7 | 10:29am | 3:11pm | 7:52pm | Evening |
| Neptune | Vir | 7.9 | 3:54pm | 10:21pm | 4:52am | 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 99% Moon interferes badly this year.
The solar system — May 2118
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.