The Sky over the Mornington Peninsula — May 2152
Highlights this month
- 6SatEta Aquariids meteor shower peaks (up to 50/hr). A thin 2% Moon leaves the sky dark.
- 28SunThe Moon passes Jupiter — 4° apart. (1:38am)
- 28SunMercury at greatest evening elongation (23° from the Sun, mag 0.4) — best evening apparition. (11:25am)
Sun & twilight
| Date | Sunrise | Sunset | Day length | Astro. dark begins | ends |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mon 1 | 7:02am | 5:32pm | 10h 30m | 7:01pm | 5:32am |
| Wed 10 | 7:10am | 5:22pm | 10h 12m | 6:53pm | 5:39am |
| Sat 20 | 7:19am | 5:14pm | 9h 56m | 6:47pm | 5:46am |
| Wed 31 | 7:27am | 5:08pm | 9h 41m | 6:42pm | 5:53am |
Days shorten by about 49 minutes over the month.
The Moon
- New MoonFri 5, 4:00am
- First QuarterFri 12, 9:32am
- Full MoonFri 19, 3:35am
- Last QuarterFri 26, 7:08pm
Perigee 15 May (367,100 km) · Apogee 27 May (404,800 km)
The planets
Rise/set for mid-month at The Briars.
| Planet | In | Mag | Rise | Transit | Set | Best |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mercury | Tau | −0.7 | 8:48am | 1:28pm | 6:09pm | Hidden |
| Venus | Tau | −3.8 | 7:35am | 12:33pm | 5:32pm | Hidden |
| Mars | Psc | 1.2 | 4:50am | 10:24am | 3:57pm | Morning |
| Jupiter | Aqr | −2.0 | 1:43am | 8:03am | 2:24pm | Morning |
| Saturn | Gem | 0.1 | 11:31am | 4:20pm | 9:09pm | Evening |
| Uranus | Oph | 5.5 | 6:19pm | 1:42am | 9:00am | Morning |
| Neptune | Sgr | 7.9 | 8:13pm | 3:33am | 10:49am | 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 2% Moon leaves the sky dark.
The solar system — May 2152
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.