The Sky over the Mornington Peninsula — May 2136
Highlights this month
- 4FriVenus in superior conjunction with the Sun — lost in the glare. (8:54pm)
- 6SunEta Aquariids meteor shower peaks (up to 50/hr). A thin 21% Moon leaves the sky dark.
- 7MonMercury at greatest morning elongation (27° from the Sun, mag 0.4) — best morning apparition. (8:32pm)
- 9WedThe Moon passes Mars — 2° apart. (10:12am)
- 14MonThe Moon passes Jupiter — 3° apart. (3:43pm)
- 25FriNeptune at opposition — closest and brightest of the year, up all night in Scorpius (mag 7.8). (3:31pm)
Sun & twilight
| Date | Sunrise | Sunset | Day length | Astro. dark begins | ends |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tue 1 | 7:02am | 5:32pm | 10h 30m | 7:02pm | 5:32am |
| Thu 10 | 7:10am | 5:23pm | 10h 13m | 6:53pm | 5:39am |
| Sun 20 | 7:18am | 5:14pm | 9h 56m | 6:47pm | 5:46am |
| Thu 31 | 7:27am | 5:08pm | 9h 42m | 6:42pm | 5:53am |
Days shorten by about 49 minutes over the month.
The Moon
- New MoonTue 1, 4:21pm
- First QuarterWed 9, 5:39pm
- Full Moon SupermoonWed 16, 11:20am
- Last QuarterWed 23, 5:22am
- New MoonThu 31, 8:23am
Apogee 2 May (406,200 km) · Perigee 16 May (356,700 km) · Apogee 29 May (406,200 km)
The planets
Rise/set for mid-month at The Briars.
| Planet | In | Mag | Rise | Transit | Set | Best |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mercury | Ari | 0.1 | 5:05am | 10:41am | 4:17pm | Morning |
| Venus | Tau | −3.8 | 7:28am | 12:28pm | 5:28pm | Hidden |
| Mars | Cnc | 1.0 | 1:03pm | 6:10pm | 11:16pm | Evening |
| Jupiter | Vir | −2.2 | 4:00pm | 10:32pm | 5:09am | Evening |
| Saturn | Sgr | 0.2 | 8:23pm | 3:44am | 11:01am | Morning |
| Uranus | Vir | 5.4 | 2:41pm | 8:38pm | 2:38am | Evening |
| Neptune | Sco | 7.8 | 5:51pm | 1:01am | 8:08am | 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 21% Moon leaves the sky dark.
The solar system — May 2136
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.