The Sky over the Mornington Peninsula — May 2127
Highlights this month
- 3SatThe Moon passes Jupiter — 5° apart. (8:10am)
- 5MonMercury at greatest evening elongation (21° from the Sun, mag 0.2) — best evening apparition. (6:13am)
- 5MonMars is stationary — begins retrograde (westward) motion. (11:34pm)
- 6TueNeptune at opposition — closest and brightest of the year, up all night in Libra (mag 7.8). (4:29am)
- 6TueVenus at greatest evening elongation (46° from the Sun, mag −4.3) — best evening apparition. (9:02am)
- 6TueEta Aquariids meteor shower peaks (up to 50/hr). A thin 23% Moon leaves the sky dark.
- 17SatMercury is stationary — begins retrograde (westward) motion. (3:19am)
- 21WedThe Moon passes Saturn — 3° apart. (10:04am)
- 23FriSaturn is stationary — resumes direct (eastward) motion. (1:41pm)
- 26MonJupiter is stationary — begins retrograde (westward) motion. (1:27am)
- 28WedMercury in inferior conjunction with the Sun — lost in the glare. (4:43am)
- 30FriThe Moon passes Jupiter — 5° apart. (5:48pm)
Sun & twilight
| Date | Sunrise | Sunset | Day length | Astro. dark begins | ends |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thu 1 | 7:01am | 5:33pm | 10h 32m | 7:02pm | 5:31am |
| Sat 10 | 7:09am | 5:23pm | 10h 14m | 6:54pm | 5:38am |
| Tue 20 | 7:18am | 5:15pm | 9h 57m | 6:47pm | 5:46am |
| Sat 31 | 7:26am | 5:09pm | 9h 42m | 6:42pm | 5:53am |
Days shorten by about 50 minutes over the month.
The Moon
- Last QuarterSat 3, 7:49pm
- New MoonSun 11, 9:10pm
- First QuarterMon 19, 7:26pm
- Full Moon SupermoonMon 26, 11:08am
Apogee 11 May (406,300 km) · Perigee 25 May (357,300 km)
The planets
Rise/set for mid-month at The Briars.
| Planet | In | Mag | Rise | Transit | Set | Best |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mercury | Tau | 2.1 | 8:41am | 1:23pm | 6:05pm | Hidden |
| Venus | Gem | −4.4 | 11:00am | 3:31pm | 8:02pm | Evening |
| Mars | Oph | −1.6 | 6:53pm | 2:23am | 9:49am | Morning |
| Jupiter | Cap | −2.2 | 10:19pm | 5:27am | 12:32pm | Morning |
| Saturn | Leo | 0.7 | 2:32pm | 8:14pm | 2:01am | Evening |
| Uranus | Cnc | 5.5 | 12:53pm | 5:59pm | 11:05pm | Evening |
| Neptune | Lib | 7.8 | 4:50pm | 11:39pm | 6:32am | 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 23% Moon leaves the sky dark.
The solar system — May 2127
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.