The Sky over the Mornington Peninsula — May 2122
Highlights this month
- 6WedEta Aquariids meteor shower peaks (up to 50/hr). A thin 0% Moon leaves the sky dark.
- 8FriMercury is stationary — resumes direct (eastward) motion. (6:45pm)
- 9SatThe Moon passes Venus — 0.6° apart. (8:43am)
- 10SunThe Moon passes Saturn — 0.4° apart. (7:42pm)
- 13WedThe Moon passes Jupiter — 5° apart. (6:09pm)
- 24SunMercury at greatest morning elongation (25° from the Sun, mag 0.5) — best morning apparition. (12:29am)
- 28ThuVenus and Saturn in conjunction — 2° apart. (6:05am)
Sun & twilight
| Date | Sunrise | Sunset | Day length | Astro. dark begins | ends |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fri 1 | 7:01am | 5:33pm | 10h 32m | 7:02pm | 5:32am |
| Sun 10 | 7:09am | 5:23pm | 10h 14m | 6:54pm | 5:38am |
| Wed 20 | 7:18am | 5:15pm | 9h 57m | 6:47pm | 5:46am |
| Sun 31 | 7:26am | 5:09pm | 9h 42m | 6:42pm | 5:53am |
Days shorten by about 49 minutes over the month.
The Moon
- New MoonWed 6, 6:41pm
- First QuarterWed 13, 6:44pm
- Full MoonThu 21, 10:24pm
- Last QuarterFri 29, 12:06pm
Perigee 5 May (357,900 km) · Apogee 18 May (405,900 km)
The planets
Rise/set for mid-month at The Briars.
| Planet | In | Mag | Rise | Transit | Set | Best |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mercury | Ari | 1.1 | 5:15am | 10:49am | 4:23pm | Morning |
| Venus | Gem | −3.8 | 10:18am | 2:54pm | 7:30pm | Evening |
| Mars | Ari | 1.3 | 5:51am | 11:10am | 4:29pm | Hidden |
| Jupiter | Leo | −1.8 | 1:16pm | 6:30pm | 11:43pm | Evening |
| Saturn | Gem | 0.0 | 11:05am | 3:52pm | 8:39pm | Evening |
| Uranus | Gem | 5.6 | 11:37am | 4:25pm | 9:13pm | Evening |
| Neptune | Vir | 7.8 | 4:18pm | 10:55pm | 5:36am | 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 0% Moon leaves the sky dark.
The solar system — May 2122
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 9 September 2026.