The Sky over the Mornington Peninsula — May 2144
Highlights this month
- 2SatVenus in superior conjunction with the Sun — lost in the glare. (12:47pm)
- 6WedEta Aquariids meteor shower peaks (up to 50/hr). A thin 10% Moon leaves the sky dark.
- 7ThuThe Moon passes Jupiter — 5° apart. (2:52pm)
- 21ThuMercury in superior conjunction with the Sun — lost in the glare. (8:04pm)
- 28ThuThe Moon passes Saturn — 4° apart. (11:35am)
Sun & twilight
| Date | Sunrise | Sunset | Day length | Astro. dark begins | ends |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fri 1 | 7:02am | 5:32pm | 10h 30m | 7:01pm | 5:32am |
| Sun 10 | 7:10am | 5:22pm | 10h 13m | 6:53pm | 5:39am |
| Wed 20 | 7:19am | 5:14pm | 9h 56m | 6:47pm | 5:46am |
| Sun 31 | 7:27am | 5:08pm | 9h 41m | 6:42pm | 5:53am |
Days shorten by about 49 minutes over the month.
The Moon
- New MoonSun 3, 11:14am
- First QuarterMon 11, 3:51am
- Full MoonSun 17, 6:34pm
- Last QuarterSun 24, 10:04pm
Perigee 16 May (359,900 km) · Apogee 28 May (405,600 km)
The planets
Rise/set for mid-month at The Briars.
| Planet | In | Mag | Rise | Transit | Set | Best |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mercury | Ari | −1.5 | 6:35am | 11:46am | 4:57pm | Hidden |
| Venus | Tau | −3.8 | 7:32am | 12:31pm | 5:30pm | Hidden |
| Mars | Sgr | −0.8 | 9:16pm | 4:39am | 11:59am | Morning |
| Jupiter | Gem | −1.7 | 10:28am | 3:11pm | 7:55pm | Evening |
| Saturn | Psc | 0.7 | 3:54am | 9:45am | 3:35pm | Morning |
| Uranus | Vir | 5.4 | 4:18pm | 11:03pm | 5:52am | Evening |
| Neptune | Oph | 7.8 | 6:57pm | 2:17am | 9:32am | 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 10% Moon leaves the sky dark.
The solar system — May 2144
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.