The Sky over the Mornington Peninsula — May 2132
Highlights this month
- 2FriThe Moon passes Saturn — 0.1° apart. (12:24am)
- 3SatMercury in superior conjunction with the Sun — lost in the glare. (10:40am)
- 3SatVenus in inferior conjunction with the Sun — lost in the glare. (2:28pm)
- 6TueEta Aquariids meteor shower peaks (up to 50/hr). A bright 71% Moon interferes badly this year.
- 15ThuSaturn at opposition — closest and brightest of the year, up all night in Libra (mag −0.1). (4:13am)
- 16FriUranus is stationary — resumes direct (eastward) motion. (2:35am)
- 16FriNeptune at opposition — closest and brightest of the year, up all night in Libra (mag 7.8). (3:22pm)
- 18SunThe Moon passes Jupiter — 0.9° apart. (7:02am)
- 19MonThe Moon passes Mars — 0.9° apart. (11:43am)
- 23FriVenus is stationary — resumes direct (eastward) motion. (1:29am)
- 29ThuThe Moon passes Saturn — 0.3° apart. (2:33am)
Sun & twilight
| Date | Sunrise | Sunset | Day length | Astro. dark begins | ends |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thu 1 | 7:02am | 5:32pm | 10h 30m | 7:02pm | 5:32am |
| Sat 10 | 7:10am | 5:23pm | 10h 13m | 6:53pm | 5:39am |
| Tue 20 | 7:18am | 5:14pm | 9h 56m | 6:47pm | 5:46am |
| Sat 31 | 7:27am | 5:08pm | 9h 42m | 6:42pm | 5:53am |
Days shorten by about 49 minutes over the month.
The Moon
- Last QuarterThu 8, 10:41pm
- New MoonThu 15, 7:28pm
- First QuarterThu 22, 11:38am
- Full MoonFri 30, 10:25am
Apogee 3 May (406,100 km) · Perigee 16 May (357,300 km) · Apogee 30 May (406,300 km)
The planets
Rise/set for mid-month at The Briars.
| Planet | In | Mag | Rise | Transit | Set | Best |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mercury | Tau | −1.1 | 8:28am | 1:12pm | 5:57pm | Hidden |
| Venus | Ari | −4.1 | 5:52am | 11:02am | 4:13pm | Hidden |
| Mars | Gem | 1.6 | 11:22am | 4:04pm | 8:46pm | Evening |
| Jupiter | Gem | −1.7 | 10:12am | 2:55pm | 7:38pm | Evening |
| Saturn | Lib | −0.1 | 5:19pm | 12:19am | 7:15am | All night |
| Uranus | Leo | 5.4 | 1:54pm | 7:26pm | 1:03am | Evening |
| Neptune | Lib | 7.8 | 5:21pm | 12:25am | 7:24am | 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 71% Moon interferes badly this year.
The solar system — May 2132
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 13 September 2026.