The Sky over the Mornington Peninsula — May 2129
Highlights this month
- 1SunUranus is stationary — resumes direct (eastward) motion. (7:49pm)
- 2MonVenus at greatest morning elongation (46° from the Sun, mag −4.3) — best morning apparition. (7:27am)
- 2MonThe Moon passes Saturn — 1° apart. (4:55pm)
- 6FriEta Aquariids meteor shower peaks (up to 50/hr). A bright 95% Moon interferes badly this year.
- 10TueNeptune at opposition — closest and brightest of the year, up all night in Libra (mag 7.8). (3:52am)
- 10TueThe Moon passes Mars — 3° apart. (4:23pm)
- 14SatThe Moon passes Venus — 2° apart. (11:50pm)
- 15SunThe Moon passes Jupiter — 2° apart. (12:48am)
- 15SunVenus and Jupiter in conjunction — 0.3° apart. (3:14pm)
- 15SunMercury at greatest morning elongation (26° from the Sun, mag 0.4) — best morning apparition. (10:02pm)
- 16MonThe Moon passes Mercury — 1° apart. (1:35pm)
- 29SunThe Moon passes Saturn — 1° apart. (11:30pm)
Sun & twilight
| Date | Sunrise | Sunset | Day length | Astro. dark begins | ends |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sun 1 | 7:01am | 5:32pm | 10h 31m | 7:02pm | 5:32am |
| Tue 10 | 7:10am | 5:23pm | 10h 13m | 6:54pm | 5:39am |
| Fri 20 | 7:18am | 5:15pm | 9h 56m | 6:47pm | 5:46am |
| Tue 31 | 7:27am | 5:09pm | 9h 42m | 6:42pm | 5:53am |
Days shorten by about 49 minutes over the month.
The Moon
- Full MoonWed 4, 6:00pm
- Last QuarterWed 11, 1:42pm
- New MoonWed 18, 4:30pm
- First QuarterThu 26, 5:43pm
Perigee 9 May (368,900 km) · Apogee 24 May (405,000 km)
The planets
Rise/set for mid-month at The Briars.
| Planet | In | Mag | Rise | Transit | Set | Best |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mercury | Psc | 0.5 | 5:01am | 10:39am | 4:16pm | Morning |
| Venus | Psc | −4.2 | 3:26am | 9:23am | 3:19pm | Morning |
| Mars | Cap | −0.4 | 10:33pm | 5:42am | 12:50pm | Morning |
| Jupiter | Psc | −1.9 | 3:29am | 9:23am | 3:17pm | Morning |
| Saturn | Vir | 0.4 | 3:36pm | 9:49pm | 4:07am | Evening |
| Uranus | Leo | 5.5 | 1:17pm | 6:33pm | 11:50pm | Evening |
| Neptune | Lib | 7.8 | 5:02pm | 11:59pm | 6:52am | 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 bright 95% Moon interferes badly this year.
The solar system — May 2129
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.