The Sky over the Mornington Peninsula — May 2123
Highlights this month
- 1SatThe Moon passes Saturn — 4° apart. (11:16pm)
- 5WedMercury at greatest morning elongation (27° from the Sun, mag 0.4) — best morning apparition. (6:17pm)
- 6ThuEta Aquariids meteor shower peaks (up to 50/hr). A bright 84% Moon interferes badly this year.
- 20ThuJupiter is stationary — resumes direct (eastward) motion. (4:24am)
- 29SatThe Moon passes Saturn — 4° apart. (11:22am)
Sun & twilight
| Date | Sunrise | Sunset | Day length | Astro. dark begins | ends |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sat 1 | 7:01am | 5:33pm | 10h 32m | 7:02pm | 5:31am |
| Mon 10 | 7:09am | 5:23pm | 10h 14m | 6:54pm | 5:38am |
| Thu 20 | 7:18am | 5:15pm | 9h 57m | 6:47pm | 5:46am |
| Mon 31 | 7:26am | 5:09pm | 9h 42m | 6:42pm | 5:53am |
Days shorten by about 50 minutes over the month.
The Moon
- First QuarterMon 3, 3:00am
- Full MoonMon 10, 11:02pm
- Last QuarterWed 19, 1:33am
- New MoonTue 25, 7:22pm
Apogee 12 May (406,200 km) · Perigee 25 May (356,700 km)
The planets
Rise/set for mid-month at The Briars.
| Planet | In | Mag | Rise | Transit | Set | Best |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mercury | Ari | −0.0 | 5:07am | 10:44am | 4:20pm | Morning |
| Venus | Ari | −3.7 | 5:47am | 11:10am | 4:33pm | Hidden |
| Mars | Leo | −0.0 | 2:21pm | 8:02pm | 1:46am | Evening |
| Jupiter | Leo | −2.0 | 2:34pm | 8:22pm | 2:13am | Evening |
| Saturn | Gem | 0.1 | 11:55am | 4:47pm | 9:39pm | Evening |
| Uranus | Gem | 5.6 | 11:54am | 4:45pm | 9:35pm | Evening |
| Neptune | Vir | 7.8 | 4:25pm | 11:05pm | 5:48am | 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 84% Moon interferes badly this year.
The solar system — May 2123
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 10 September 2026.