The Sky over the Mornington Peninsula — May 2145
Highlights this month
- 2SunUranus at opposition — closest and brightest of the year, up all night in Libra (mag 5.4). (3:45pm)
- 6ThuMercury in superior conjunction with the Sun — lost in the glare. (4:20am)
- 6ThuEta Aquariids meteor shower peaks (up to 50/hr). A bright 99% Moon interferes badly this year.
- 18TueThe Moon passes Venus — 2° apart. (1:16am)
- 19WedThe Moon passes Saturn — 1° apart. (6:36am)
Sun & twilight
| Date | Sunrise | Sunset | Day length | Astro. dark begins | ends |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sat 1 | 7:01am | 5:32pm | 10h 31m | 7:02pm | 5:32am |
| Mon 10 | 7:10am | 5:23pm | 10h 13m | 6:54pm | 5:39am |
| Thu 20 | 7:18am | 5:14pm | 9h 56m | 6:47pm | 5:46am |
| Mon 31 | 7:27am | 5:08pm | 9h 42m | 6:42pm | 5:53am |
Days shorten by about 49 minutes over the month.
The Moon
- Full Moon SupermoonFri 7, 11:26am
- Last QuarterFri 14, 3:13am
- New MoonSat 22, 3:51am
- First QuarterSun 30, 2:43am
Perigee 7 May (357,000 km) · Apogee 21 May (406,300 km)
The planets
Rise/set for mid-month at The Briars.
| Planet | In | Mag | Rise | Transit | Set | Best |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mercury | Tau | −1.4 | 8:13am | 1:01pm | 5:48pm | Hidden |
| Venus | Psc | −4.2 | 3:28am | 9:24am | 3:20pm | Morning |
| Mars | Tau | 1.7 | 10:03am | 2:42pm | 7:21pm | Evening |
| Jupiter | Cnc | −1.7 | 12:12pm | 5:08pm | 10:03pm | Evening |
| Saturn | Psc | 0.5 | 4:52am | 10:29am | 4:05pm | Morning |
| Uranus | Lib | 5.4 | 4:33pm | 11:23pm | 6:17am | Evening |
| Neptune | Oph | 7.8 | 7:07pm | 2:27am | 9:43am | 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 2145
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 17 September 2026.