The Sky over the Mornington Peninsula — May 2143
Highlights this month
- 1WedVenus at greatest evening elongation (46° from the Sun, mag −4.3) — best evening apparition. (4:33pm)
- 6MonEta Aquariids meteor shower peaks (up to 50/hr). A 56% Moon washes out fainter meteors for part of the night.
- 13MonThe Moon passes Mercury — 5° apart. (8:08am)
Sun & twilight
| Date | Sunrise | Sunset | Day length | Astro. dark begins | ends |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wed 1 | 7:01am | 5:33pm | 10h 32m | 7:02pm | 5:31am |
| Fri 10 | 7:09am | 5:23pm | 10h 14m | 6:54pm | 5:38am |
| Mon 20 | 7:18am | 5:15pm | 9h 57m | 6:47pm | 5:46am |
| Fri 31 | 7:26am | 5:09pm | 9h 42m | 6:42pm | 5:53am |
Days shorten by about 49 minutes over the month.
The Moon
- Last QuarterTue 7, 7:01am
- New MoonWed 15, 7:01am
- First QuarterWed 22, 8:01am
- Full MoonWed 29, 5:13am
Apogee 8 May (404,900 km) · Perigee 23 May (369,400 km)
The planets
Rise/set for mid-month at The Briars.
| Planet | In | Mag | Rise | Transit | Set | Best |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mercury | Ari | −0.2 | 5:18am | 10:51am | 4:24pm | Morning |
| Venus | Gem | −4.5 | 10:59am | 3:29pm | 7:59pm | Evening |
| Mars | Tau | 1.6 | 8:59am | 1:43pm | 6:27pm | Hidden |
| Jupiter | Tau | −1.8 | 8:26am | 1:18pm | 6:09pm | Hidden |
| Saturn | Psc | 1.0 | 3:01am | 9:05am | 3:09pm | Morning |
| Uranus | Vir | 5.4 | 4:08pm | 10:47pm | 5:31am | Evening |
| Neptune | Oph | 7.8 | 6:51pm | 2:10am | 9:25am | 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 56% Moon washes out fainter meteors for part of the night.
The solar system — May 2143
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 16 September 2026.