The Sky over the Mornington Peninsula — May 2124
Highlights this month
- 5FriVenus in inferior conjunction with the Sun — lost in the glare. (10:31pm)
- 6SatEta Aquariids meteor shower peaks (up to 50/hr). A 55% Moon washes out fainter meteors for part of the night.
- 7SunMars in superior conjunction with the Sun — lost in the glare. (1:52am)
- 25ThuThe Moon passes Jupiter — 5° apart. (2:41am)
- 25ThuVenus is stationary — resumes direct (eastward) motion. (12:13pm)
- 26FriMercury in superior conjunction with the Sun — lost in the glare. (1:24am)
Sun & twilight
| Date | Sunrise | Sunset | Day length | Astro. dark begins | ends |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mon 1 | 7:02am | 5:32pm | 10h 31m | 7:02pm | 5:32am |
| Wed 10 | 7:10am | 5:23pm | 10h 13m | 6:53pm | 5:39am |
| Sat 20 | 7:18am | 5:14pm | 9h 56m | 6:47pm | 5:46am |
| Wed 31 | 7:27am | 5:08pm | 9h 42m | 6:42pm | 5:53am |
Days shorten by about 49 minutes over the month.
The Moon
- Last QuarterSun 7, 4:07am
- New MoonSun 14, 11:55am
- First QuarterSun 21, 3:07am
- Full MoonSun 28, 4:01pm
Apogee 4 May (405,200 km) · Perigee 16 May (362,600 km)
The planets
Rise/set for mid-month at The Briars.
| Planet | In | Mag | Rise | Transit | Set | Best |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mercury | Ari | −1.1 | 6:11am | 11:29am | 4:46pm | Hidden |
| Venus | Ari | −3.9 | 6:09am | 11:15am | 4:20pm | Hidden |
| Mars | Ari | 1.3 | 7:06am | 12:08pm | 5:10pm | Hidden |
| Jupiter | Vir | −2.2 | 3:48pm | 10:15pm | 4:46am | Evening |
| Saturn | Cnc | 0.2 | 12:37pm | 5:39pm | 10:40pm | Evening |
| Uranus | Cnc | 5.6 | 12:06pm | 5:00pm | 9:54pm | Evening |
| Neptune | Lib | 7.8 | 4:28pm | 11:10pm | 5:56am | 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 55% Moon washes out fainter meteors for part of the night.
The solar system — May 2124
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.