The Sky over the Mornington Peninsula — May 2128
Highlights this month
- 6ThuEta Aquariids meteor shower peaks (up to 50/hr). A 37% Moon washes out fainter meteors for part of the night.
- 7FriVenus in superior conjunction with the Sun — lost in the glare. (4:52am)
- 7FriMercury in inferior conjunction with the Sun — lost in the glare. (5:57am)
- 7FriNeptune at opposition — closest and brightest of the year, up all night in Libra (mag 7.8). (4:09pm)
- 11TueThe Moon passes Saturn — 0.9° apart. (2:42pm)
- 19WedMercury is stationary — resumes direct (eastward) motion. (1:46pm)
- 22SatThe Moon passes Jupiter — 1° apart. (10:48am)
- 27ThuThe Moon passes Mercury — 0.7° apart. (11:33am)
Sun & twilight
| Date | Sunrise | Sunset | Day length | Astro. dark begins | ends |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sat 1 | 7:02am | 5:32pm | 10h 30m | 7:02pm | 5:32am |
| Mon 10 | 7:10am | 5:23pm | 10h 13m | 6:53pm | 5:39am |
| Thu 20 | 7:18am | 5:14pm | 9h 56m | 6:47pm | 5:46am |
| Mon 31 | 7:27am | 5:08pm | 9h 42m | 6:42pm | 5:53am |
Days shorten by about 49 minutes over the month.
The Moon
- First QuarterSat 8, 1:50am
- Full MoonSat 15, 4:08am
- Last QuarterFri 21, 6:28pm
- New MoonSat 29, 1:03pm
Apogee 4 May (405,700 km) · Perigee 16 May (359,300 km) · Apogee 31 May (406,200 km)
The planets
Rise/set for mid-month at The Briars.
| Planet | In | Mag | Rise | Transit | Set | Best |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mercury | Ari | 3.6 | 6:11am | 11:29am | 4:47pm | Hidden |
| Venus | Tau | −3.8 | 7:25am | 12:26pm | 5:26pm | Hidden |
| Mars | Tau | 1.7 | 9:24am | 2:05pm | 6:46pm | Hidden |
| Jupiter | Aqr | −2.0 | 1:00am | 7:31am | 2:02pm | Morning |
| Saturn | Vir | 0.7 | 3:02pm | 9:00pm | 3:02am | Evening |
| Uranus | Leo | 5.5 | 1:03pm | 6:14pm | 11:25pm | Evening |
| Neptune | Lib | 7.8 | 4:54pm | 11:45pm | 6:40am | All night |
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 37% Moon washes out fainter meteors for part of the night.
The solar system — May 2128
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 12 September 2026.