The Sky over the Mornington Peninsula — May 2126
Highlights this month
- 3FriNeptune at opposition — closest and brightest of the year, up all night in Libra (mag 7.8). (4:53pm)
- 6MonEta Aquariids meteor shower peaks (up to 50/hr). A bright 99% Moon interferes badly this year.
- 9ThuSaturn is stationary — resumes direct (eastward) motion. (9:25am)
- 10FriThe Moon passes Jupiter — 4° apart. (4:50pm)
- 19SunThe Moon passes Venus — 2° apart. (9:10pm)
- 23ThuMercury at greatest evening elongation (22° from the Sun, mag 0.4) — best evening apparition. (6:07am)
Sun & twilight
| Date | Sunrise | Sunset | Day length | Astro. dark begins | ends |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wed 1 | 7:01am | 5:33pm | 10h 32m | 7:02pm | 5:32am |
| Fri 10 | 7:09am | 5:23pm | 10h 14m | 6:54pm | 5:39am |
| Mon 20 | 7:18am | 5:15pm | 9h 57m | 6:47pm | 5:46am |
| Fri 31 | 7:26am | 5:09pm | 9h 42m | 6:42pm | 5:53am |
Days shorten by about 49 minutes over the month.
The Moon
- Full MoonTue 7, 10:55am
- Last QuarterTue 14, 3:25pm
- New MoonWed 22, 7:24pm
- First QuarterThu 30, 2:33am
Perigee 5 May (360,400 km) · Apogee 17 May (405,500 km)
The planets
Rise/set for mid-month at The Briars.
| Planet | In | Mag | Rise | Transit | Set | Best |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mercury | Tau | −0.3 | 9:02am | 1:40pm | 6:18pm | Hidden |
| Venus | Psc | −3.7 | 4:23am | 10:06am | 3:50pm | Morning |
| Mars | Tau | 1.5 | 8:17am | 1:07pm | 5:56pm | Hidden |
| Jupiter | Sgr | −2.3 | 7:37pm | 3:02am | 10:22am | Morning |
| Saturn | Leo | 0.5 | 1:57pm | 7:24pm | 12:55am | Evening |
| Uranus | Cnc | 5.5 | 12:38pm | 5:39pm | 10:41pm | Evening |
| Neptune | Lib | 7.8 | 4:43pm | 11:29pm | 6:20am | 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 2126
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 11 September 2026.