The Sky over the Mornington Peninsula — May 2150
Highlights this month
- 6WedEta Aquariids meteor shower peaks (up to 50/hr). A bright 73% Moon interferes badly this year.
- 16SatThe Moon passes Jupiter — 2° apart. (6:43am)
- 26TueUranus at opposition — closest and brightest of the year, up all night in Scorpius (mag 5.5). (1:32pm)
- 31SunMercury in superior conjunction with the Sun — lost in the glare. (11:17am)
Sun & twilight
| Date | Sunrise | Sunset | Day length | Astro. dark begins | ends |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fri 1 | 7:01am | 5:32pm | 10h 31m | 7:02pm | 5:32am |
| Sun 10 | 7:10am | 5:23pm | 10h 13m | 6:54pm | 5:39am |
| Wed 20 | 7:18am | 5:15pm | 9h 56m | 6:47pm | 5:46am |
| Sun 31 | 7:27am | 5:09pm | 9h 42m | 6:42pm | 5:53am |
Days shorten by about 49 minutes over the month.
The Moon
- First QuarterMon 4, 10:21am
- Full MoonTue 12, 1:15am
- Last QuarterWed 20, 5:37am
- New MoonWed 27, 3:08am
Apogee 15 May (406,000 km) · Perigee 27 May (357,500 km)
The planets
Rise/set for mid-month at The Briars.
| Planet | In | Mag | Rise | Transit | Set | Best |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mercury | Ari | −0.7 | 5:45am | 11:10am | 4:35pm | Hidden |
| Venus | Psc | −3.7 | 4:31am | 10:12am | 3:53pm | Morning |
| Mars | Psc | 1.1 | 3:28am | 9:23am | 3:19pm | Morning |
| Jupiter | Sgr | −2.3 | 8:21pm | 3:44am | 11:03am | Morning |
| Saturn | Tau | −0.0 | 9:46am | 2:33pm | 7:20pm | Evening |
| Uranus | Sco | 5.5 | 5:48pm | 1:05am | 8:17am | All night |
| Neptune | Sgr | 7.9 | 7:55pm | 3:16am | 10:33am | 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 73% Moon interferes badly this year.
The solar system — May 2150
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 23 September 2026.