The Sky over the Mornington Peninsula — May 2130
Highlights this month
- 6SatThe Moon passes Mercury — 2° apart. (6:04am)
- 6SatEta Aquariids meteor shower peaks (up to 50/hr). A thin 3% Moon leaves the sky dark.
- 6SatUranus is stationary — resumes direct (eastward) motion. (9:32pm)
- 10WedThe Moon passes Venus — 5° apart. (11:28pm)
- 11ThuThe Moon passes Mars — 4° apart. (7:50am)
- 12FriNeptune at opposition — closest and brightest of the year, up all night in Libra (mag 7.8). (3:39pm)
- 19FriVenus and Mars in conjunction — 0.9° apart. (6:56am)
- 20SatThe Moon passes Saturn — 2° apart. (11:04pm)
Sun & twilight
| Date | Sunrise | Sunset | Day length | Astro. dark begins | ends |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mon 1 | 7:01am | 5:33pm | 10h 31m | 7:02pm | 5:32am |
| Wed 10 | 7:09am | 5:23pm | 10h 14m | 6:54pm | 5:39am |
| Sat 20 | 7:18am | 5:15pm | 9h 57m | 6:47pm | 5:46am |
| Wed 31 | 7:26am | 5:09pm | 9h 42m | 6:42pm | 5:53am |
Days shorten by about 49 minutes over the month.
The Moon
- Last QuarterMon 1, 11:09am
- New MoonMon 8, 2:59am
- First QuarterMon 15, 2:11pm
- Full MoonTue 23, 2:25pm
- Last QuarterTue 30, 4:47pm
Perigee 5 May (363,900 km) · Apogee 17 May (405,000 km)
The planets
Rise/set for mid-month at The Briars.
| Planet | In | Mag | Rise | Transit | Set | Best |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mercury | Ari | −0.4 | 5:27am | 10:58am | 4:28pm | Hidden |
| Venus | Gem | −3.9 | 10:21am | 2:56pm | 7:32pm | Evening |
| Mars | Gem | 1.7 | 10:26am | 3:05pm | 7:44pm | Evening |
| Jupiter | Ari | −1.9 | 5:50am | 11:11am | 4:31pm | Hidden |
| Saturn | Vir | 0.2 | 4:10pm | 10:39pm | 5:12am | Evening |
| Uranus | Leo | 5.5 | 1:31pm | 6:53pm | 12:18am | Evening |
| Neptune | Lib | 7.8 | 5:09pm | 12:09am | 7:04am | 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 thin 3% Moon leaves the sky dark.
The solar system — May 2130
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.