The Sky over the Mornington Peninsula — May 2141
Highlights this month
- 6SatEta Aquariids meteor shower peaks (up to 50/hr). A thin 0% Moon leaves the sky dark.
- 10WedMercury in inferior conjunction with the Sun — lost in the glare. (1:37pm)
- 22MonMercury is stationary — resumes direct (eastward) motion. (9:17pm)
Sun & twilight
| Date | Sunrise | Sunset | Day length | Astro. dark begins | ends |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mon 1 | 7:01am | 5:32pm | 10h 31m | 7:02pm | 5:32am |
| Wed 10 | 7:10am | 5:23pm | 10h 13m | 6:54pm | 5:39am |
| Sat 20 | 7:18am | 5:14pm | 9h 56m | 6:47pm | 5:46am |
| Wed 31 | 7:27am | 5:08pm | 9h 42m | 6:42pm | 5:53am |
Days shorten by about 49 minutes over the month.
The Moon
- New MoonSat 6, 7:25pm
- First QuarterSat 13, 10:39am
- Full MoonSun 21, 5:43am
- Last QuarterMon 29, 8:36am
Perigee 7 May (358,800 km) · Apogee 22 May (406,200 km)
The planets
Rise/set for mid-month at The Briars.
| Planet | In | Mag | Rise | Transit | Set | Best |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mercury | Ari | 5.2 | 6:36am | 11:47am | 4:59pm | Hidden |
| Venus | Tau | −3.7 | 9:04am | 1:47pm | 6:31pm | Hidden |
| Mars | Tau | 1.4 | 7:50am | 12:44pm | 5:38pm | Hidden |
| Jupiter | Psc | −1.9 | 3:49am | 9:38am | 3:27pm | Morning |
| Saturn | Aqr | 0.9 | 1:07am | 7:38am | 2:09pm | Morning |
| Uranus | Vir | 5.4 | 3:41pm | 10:09pm | 4:40am | Evening |
| Neptune | Oph | 7.8 | 6:32pm | 1:49am | 9:02am | 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 thin 0% Moon leaves the sky dark.
The solar system — May 2141
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.