The Sky over the Mornington Peninsula — May 2149
Highlights this month
- 6TueThe Moon passes Mercury — 2° apart. (5:51am)
- 6TueEta Aquariids meteor shower peaks (up to 50/hr). A thin 3% Moon leaves the sky dark.
- 10SatMercury at greatest morning elongation (26° from the Sun, mag 0.4) — best morning apparition. (10:55pm)
- 12MonThe Moon passes Mars — 0.8° apart. (5:52pm)
- 21WedUranus at opposition — closest and brightest of the year, up all night in Libra (mag 5.5). (2:59pm)
- 23FriThe Moon passes Jupiter — 4° apart. (6:51am)
- 27TueJupiter at opposition — closest and brightest of the year, up all night in Scorpius (mag −2.4). (9:29am)
Sun & twilight
| Date | Sunrise | Sunset | Day length | Astro. dark begins | ends |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thu 1 | 7:02am | 5:32pm | 10h 31m | 7:02pm | 5:32am |
| Sat 10 | 7:10am | 5:23pm | 10h 13m | 6:53pm | 5:39am |
| Tue 20 | 7:18am | 5:14pm | 9h 56m | 6:47pm | 5:46am |
| Sat 31 | 7:27am | 5:08pm | 9h 42m | 6:42pm | 5:53am |
Days shorten by about 49 minutes over the month.
The Moon
- Last QuarterThu 1, 9:58am
- New MoonThu 8, 2:33am
- First QuarterWed 14, 10:15pm
- Full MoonFri 23, 12:50am
- Last QuarterFri 30, 7:49pm
Perigee 7 May (356,700 km) · Apogee 20 May (406,200 km)
The planets
Rise/set for mid-month at The Briars.
| Planet | In | Mag | Rise | Transit | Set | Best |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mercury | Ari | 0.2 | 5:01am | 10:39am | 4:16pm | Morning |
| Venus | Tau | −3.7 | 9:07am | 1:50pm | 6:33pm | Hidden |
| Mars | Gem | 1.5 | 11:55am | 4:42pm | 9:28pm | Evening |
| Jupiter | Sco | −2.4 | 5:58pm | 1:13am | 8:24am | Morning |
| Saturn | Tau | −0.0 | 8:47am | 1:39pm | 6:31pm | Hidden |
| Uranus | Lib | 5.5 | 5:31pm | 12:44am | 7:53am | All night |
| Neptune | Sgr | 7.8 | 7:44pm | 3:05am | 10:23am | 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 3% Moon leaves the sky dark.
The solar system — May 2149
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 21 September 2026.