The Sky over the Mornington Peninsula — May 2148
Highlights this month
- 1WedMercury in inferior conjunction with the Sun — lost in the glare. (10:31pm)
- 3FriThe Moon passes Jupiter — 3° apart. (1:17pm)
- 6MonEta Aquariids meteor shower peaks (up to 50/hr). A bright 94% Moon interferes badly this year.
- 13MonThe Moon passes Mars — 1° apart. (7:12pm)
- 14TueMercury is stationary — resumes direct (eastward) motion. (6:50am)
- 16ThuUranus at opposition — closest and brightest of the year, up all night in Libra (mag 5.5). (3:50pm)
- 18SatVenus is stationary — resumes direct (eastward) motion. (4:09am)
- 24FriSaturn in superior conjunction with the Sun — lost in the glare. (1:27am)
- 29WedMercury at greatest morning elongation (25° from the Sun, mag 0.5) — best morning apparition. (6:34am)
- 30ThuThe Moon passes Jupiter — 4° apart. (2:54pm)
Sun & twilight
| Date | Sunrise | Sunset | Day length | Astro. dark begins | ends |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wed 1 | 7:02am | 5:32pm | 10h 30m | 7:01pm | 5:32am |
| Fri 10 | 7:10am | 5:22pm | 10h 13m | 6:53pm | 5:39am |
| Mon 20 | 7:19am | 5:14pm | 9h 56m | 6:47pm | 5:46am |
| Fri 31 | 7:27am | 5:08pm | 9h 41m | 6:42pm | 5:53am |
Days shorten by about 49 minutes over the month.
The Moon
- Full MoonSat 4, 8:04am
- Last QuarterSat 11, 7:05pm
- New MoonSat 18, 10:32am
- First QuarterSat 25, 8:40pm
Perigee 15 May (363,300 km) · Apogee 27 May (405,100 km)
The planets
Rise/set for mid-month at The Briars.
| Planet | In | Mag | Rise | Transit | Set | Best |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mercury | Ari | 2.0 | 5:39am | 11:06am | 4:32pm | Hidden |
| Venus | Ari | −4.3 | 5:21am | 10:40am | 3:59pm | Morning |
| Mars | Aqr | 0.8 | 1:57am | 8:16am | 2:35pm | Morning |
| Jupiter | Vir | −2.3 | 4:12pm | 10:50pm | 5:32am | Evening |
| Saturn | Tau | −0.0 | 7:47am | 12:47pm | 5:48pm | Hidden |
| Uranus | Lib | 5.5 | 5:14pm | 12:23am | 7:28am | All night |
| Neptune | Sgr | 7.8 | 7:34pm | 2:55am | 10:12am | 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 94% Moon interferes badly this year.
The solar system — May 2148
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 19 September 2026.