The Sky over the Mornington Peninsula — May 2137
Highlights this month
- 4SatSaturn is stationary — begins retrograde (westward) motion. (7:50am)
- 6MonEta Aquariids meteor shower peaks (up to 50/hr). A bright 99% Moon interferes badly this year.
- 10FriThe Moon passes Saturn — 4° apart. (8:28pm)
- 16ThuThe Moon passes Venus — 3° apart. (9:18am)
- 18SatThe Moon passes Mars — 4° apart. (6:52am)
- 22WedJupiter at opposition — closest and brightest of the year, up all night in Scorpius (mag −2.4). (7:56pm)
- 28TueNeptune at opposition — closest and brightest of the year, up all night in Scorpius (mag 7.8). (3:41am)
- 28TueMercury in superior conjunction with the Sun — lost in the glare. (6:21pm)
Sun & twilight
| Date | Sunrise | Sunset | Day length | Astro. dark begins | ends |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wed 1 | 7:01am | 5:32pm | 10h 31m | 7:02pm | 5:32am |
| Fri 10 | 7:10am | 5:23pm | 10h 13m | 6:54pm | 5:39am |
| Mon 20 | 7:18am | 5:14pm | 9h 56m | 6:47pm | 5:46am |
| Fri 31 | 7:27am | 5:08pm | 9h 42m | 6:42pm | 5:53am |
Days shorten by about 49 minutes over the month.
The Moon
- Full MoonMon 6, 3:54am
- Last QuarterSun 12, 6:22pm
- New MoonMon 20, 8:55am
- First QuarterTue 28, 12:48pm
Perigee 7 May (361,800 km) · Apogee 23 May (405,900 km)
The planets
Rise/set for mid-month at The Briars.
| Planet | In | Mag | Rise | Transit | Set | Best |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mercury | Ari | −0.9 | 5:57am | 11:19am | 4:40pm | Hidden |
| Venus | Psc | −4.2 | 3:27am | 9:23am | 3:19pm | Morning |
| Mars | Ari | 1.3 | 5:21am | 10:47am | 4:13pm | Morning |
| Jupiter | Sco | −2.4 | 5:41pm | 12:52am | 8:00am | All night |
| Saturn | Sgr | 0.3 | 9:19pm | 4:35am | 11:47am | Morning |
| Uranus | Vir | 5.4 | 2:54pm | 8:57pm | 3:03am | Evening |
| Neptune | Sco | 7.8 | 6:00pm | 1:12am | 8:20am | Morning |
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 99% Moon interferes badly this year.
The solar system — May 2137
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.