The Sky over the Mornington Peninsula — May 2151
Highlights this month
- 6ThuEta Aquariids meteor shower peaks (up to 50/hr). A bright 73% Moon interferes badly this year.
- 9SunThe Moon passes Jupiter — 4° apart. (12:02am)
- 15SatMercury in superior conjunction with the Sun — lost in the glare. (9:17pm)
- 16SunVenus and Saturn in conjunction — 4° apart. (5:46pm)
- 19WedThe Moon passes Venus — 4° apart. (7:03pm)
- 19WedThe Moon passes Saturn — 3° apart. (7:05pm)
- 31MonUranus at opposition — closest and brightest of the year, up all night in Ophiuchus (mag 5.5). (11:27am)
Sun & twilight
| Date | Sunrise | Sunset | Day length | Astro. dark begins | ends |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sat 1 | 7:01am | 5:33pm | 10h 32m | 7:02pm | 5:32am |
| Mon 10 | 7:09am | 5:23pm | 10h 14m | 6:54pm | 5:39am |
| Thu 20 | 7:18am | 5:15pm | 9h 57m | 6:47pm | 5:46am |
| Mon 31 | 7:26am | 5:09pm | 9h 42m | 6:42pm | 5:53am |
Days shorten by about 49 minutes over the month.
The Moon
- Full MoonSat 1, 6:00am
- Last QuarterSun 9, 5:12am
- New MoonSun 16, 6:33pm
- First QuarterSun 23, 11:54am
- Full MoonSun 30, 7:00pm
Apogee 7 May (404,800 km) · Perigee 19 May (366,200 km)
The planets
Rise/set for mid-month at The Briars.
| Planet | In | Mag | Rise | Transit | Set | Best |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mercury | Tau | −2.2 | 7:12am | 12:14pm | 5:16pm | Hidden |
| Venus | Gem | −4.5 | 10:58am | 3:28pm | 7:57pm | Evening |
| Mars | Cnc | 1.2 | 12:46pm | 5:45pm | 10:45pm | Evening |
| Jupiter | Cap | −2.1 | 11:06pm | 6:05am | 1:01pm | Morning |
| Saturn | Gem | 0.0 | 10:42am | 3:28pm | 8:14pm | Evening |
| Uranus | Oph | 5.5 | 6:05pm | 1:25am | 8:41am | Morning |
| Neptune | Sgr | 7.9 | 8:06pm | 3:27am | 10:43am | 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 73% Moon interferes badly this year.
The solar system — May 2151
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 24 September 2026.