The Sky over the Mornington Peninsula — May 2119
Highlights this month
- 1MonMercury in superior conjunction with the Sun — lost in the glare. (4:53pm)
- 6SatEta Aquariids meteor shower peaks (up to 50/hr). A thin 11% Moon leaves the sky dark.
- 8MonVenus at greatest evening elongation (46° from the Sun, mag −4.3) — best evening apparition. (5:16pm)
- 14SunThe Moon passes Venus — 1.0° apart. (5:32am)
- 16TueThe Moon passes Mars — 0.7° apart. (5:47pm)
- 25ThuJupiter in superior conjunction with the Sun — lost in the glare. (2:27am)
- 31WedMercury at greatest evening elongation (23° from the Sun, mag 0.4) — best evening apparition. (8:11am)
- 31WedSaturn in superior conjunction with the Sun — lost in the glare. (10:50am)
Sun & twilight
| Date | Sunrise | Sunset | Day length | Astro. dark begins | ends |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mon 1 | 7:01am | 5:33pm | 10h 32m | 7:02pm | 5:31am |
| Wed 10 | 7:09am | 5:23pm | 10h 14m | 6:54pm | 5:38am |
| Sat 20 | 7:18am | 5:15pm | 9h 57m | 6:47pm | 5:46am |
| Wed 31 | 7:26am | 5:09pm | 9h 42m | 6:42pm | 5:53am |
Days shorten by about 50 minutes over the month.
The Moon
- Last QuarterTue 2, 10:32am
- New MoonWed 10, 2:07am
- First QuarterThu 18, 5:59am
- Full Moon SupermoonThu 25, 4:01am
- Last QuarterWed 31, 7:17pm
Apogee 13 May (406,000 km) · Perigee 25 May (357,600 km)
The planets
Rise/set for mid-month at The Briars.
| Planet | In | Mag | Rise | Transit | Set | Best |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mercury | Tau | −1.0 | 8:36am | 1:19pm | 6:02pm | Hidden |
| Venus | Gem | −4.4 | 11:00am | 3:31pm | 8:02pm | Evening |
| Mars | Cnc | 1.2 | 12:35pm | 5:31pm | 10:26pm | Evening |
| Jupiter | Tau | −1.8 | 7:48am | 12:46pm | 5:43pm | Hidden |
| Saturn | Tau | −0.0 | 8:16am | 1:13pm | 6:09pm | Hidden |
| Uranus | Gem | 5.7 | 10:47am | 3:30pm | 8:13pm | Evening |
| Neptune | Vir | 7.9 | 4:01pm | 10:31pm | 5:04am | 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 11% Moon leaves the sky dark.
The solar system — May 2119
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.