The Sky over the Mornington Peninsula — May 2135
Highlights this month
- 4WedVenus at greatest evening elongation (46° from the Sun, mag −4.3) — best evening apparition. (12:47am)
- 6FriEta Aquariids meteor shower peaks (up to 50/hr). A 38% Moon washes out fainter meteors for part of the night.
- 10TueThe Moon passes Mars — 0.4° apart. (5:17am)
- 12ThuMercury is stationary — resumes direct (eastward) motion. (12:33am)
- 17TueThe Moon passes Venus — 2° apart. (12:11pm)
- 23MonThe Moon passes Jupiter — 1° apart. (1:07am)
- 24TueNeptune at opposition — closest and brightest of the year, up all night in Scorpius (mag 7.8). (3:24am)
- 24TueJupiter is stationary — resumes direct (eastward) motion. (1:46pm)
- 27FriMercury at greatest morning elongation (25° from the Sun, mag 0.5) — best morning apparition. (3:29am)
- 31TueUranus is stationary — resumes direct (eastward) motion. (1:28pm)
Sun & twilight
| Date | Sunrise | Sunset | Day length | Astro. dark begins | ends |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sun 1 | 7:01am | 5:33pm | 10h 32m | 7:02pm | 5:31am |
| Tue 10 | 7:09am | 5:23pm | 10h 14m | 6:54pm | 5:38am |
| Fri 20 | 7:18am | 5:15pm | 9h 57m | 6:47pm | 5:46am |
| Tue 31 | 7:26am | 5:09pm | 9h 42m | 6:42pm | 5:53am |
Days shorten by about 50 minutes over the month.
The Moon
- Last QuarterThu 5, 10:54am
- New MoonFri 13, 3:38pm
- First QuarterSat 21, 3:30am
- Full MoonFri 27, 6:59pm
Apogee 9 May (405,900 km) · Perigee 25 May (362,600 km)
The planets
Rise/set for mid-month at The Briars.
| Planet | In | Mag | Rise | Transit | Set | Best |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mercury | Ari | 1.6 | 5:27am | 10:58am | 4:28pm | Hidden |
| Venus | Gem | −4.4 | 10:59am | 3:30pm | 8:00pm | Evening |
| Mars | Psc | 1.2 | 4:01am | 9:48am | 3:35pm | Morning |
| Jupiter | Vir | −2.0 | 2:44pm | 8:37pm | 2:34am | Evening |
| Saturn | Sgr | 0.1 | 7:35pm | 2:56am | 10:13am | Morning |
| Uranus | Leo | 5.4 | 2:33pm | 8:23pm | 2:17am | Evening |
| Neptune | Sco | 7.8 | 5:46pm | 12:55am | 8:00am | 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 38% Moon washes out fainter meteors for part of the night.
The solar system — May 2135
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 14 September 2026.