The Sky over the Mornington Peninsula — May 2140
Highlights this month
- 1SunVenus in inferior conjunction with the Sun — lost in the glare. (6:22am)
- 6FriEta Aquariids meteor shower peaks (up to 50/hr). A bright 85% Moon interferes badly this year.
- 7SatMercury at greatest evening elongation (21° from the Sun, mag 0.3) — best evening apparition. (7:10am)
- 11WedThe Moon passes Saturn — 4° apart. (2:59am)
- 18WedMars is stationary — resumes direct (eastward) motion. (5:32pm)
- 19ThuMercury is stationary — begins retrograde (westward) motion. (9:16am)
- 20FriVenus is stationary — resumes direct (eastward) motion. (2:47pm)
- 30MonMercury in inferior conjunction with the Sun — lost in the glare. (2:23pm)
Sun & twilight
| Date | Sunrise | Sunset | Day length | Astro. dark begins | ends |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sun 1 | 7:02am | 5:32pm | 10h 30m | 7:02pm | 5:32am |
| Tue 10 | 7:10am | 5:23pm | 10h 13m | 6:53pm | 5:39am |
| Fri 20 | 7:19am | 5:14pm | 9h 56m | 6:47pm | 5:46am |
| Tue 31 | 7:27am | 5:08pm | 9h 42m | 6:42pm | 5:53am |
Days shorten by about 49 minutes over the month.
The Moon
- Full MoonMon 2, 1:30pm
- Last QuarterTue 10, 11:38am
- New MoonTue 17, 2:25am
- First QuarterTue 24, 1:35am
Apogee 1 May (406,200 km) · Perigee 16 May (357,600 km) · Apogee 28 May (406,000 km)
The planets
Rise/set for mid-month at The Briars.
| Planet | In | Mag | Rise | Transit | Set | Best |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mercury | Tau | 1.6 | 8:52am | 1:32pm | 6:12pm | Hidden |
| Venus | Ari | −4.2 | 5:36am | 10:51am | 4:05pm | Hidden |
| Mars | Vir | −0.7 | 3:04pm | 9:10pm | 3:21am | Evening |
| Jupiter | Aqr | −2.0 | 1:22am | 7:47am | 2:13pm | Morning |
| Saturn | Aqr | 0.7 | 12:10am | 6:54am | 1:38pm | Morning |
| Uranus | Vir | 5.4 | 3:28pm | 9:49pm | 4:15am | Evening |
| Neptune | Oph | 7.8 | 6:23pm | 1:39am | 8:51am | 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 85% Moon interferes badly this year.
The solar system — May 2140
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 15 September 2026.