The Sky over the Mornington Peninsula — May 2154
Highlights this month
- 3FriJupiter in superior conjunction with the Sun — lost in the glare. (4:33am)
- 3FriMercury is stationary — begins retrograde (westward) motion. (8:57am)
- 6MonEta Aquariids meteor shower peaks (up to 50/hr). A 33% Moon washes out fainter meteors for part of the night.
- 13MonMercury in inferior conjunction with the Sun — lost in the glare. (9:41pm)
- 16ThuThe Moon passes Venus — 4° apart. (5:47pm)
- 26SunMercury is stationary — resumes direct (eastward) motion. (5:09am)
Sun & twilight
| Date | Sunrise | Sunset | Day length | Astro. dark begins | ends |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wed 1 | 7:01am | 5:32pm | 10h 31m | 7:02pm | 5:32am |
| Fri 10 | 7:10am | 5:23pm | 10h 13m | 6:54pm | 5:39am |
| Mon 20 | 7:18am | 5:15pm | 9h 56m | 6:47pm | 5:46am |
| Fri 31 | 7:27am | 5:09pm | 9h 42m | 6:42pm | 5:53am |
Days shorten by about 49 minutes over the month.
The Moon
- Last QuarterSun 5, 1:57am
- New MoonSun 12, 11:08pm
- First QuarterTue 21, 12:49am
- Full Moon SupermoonMon 27, 7:01pm
Apogee 14 May (406,200 km) · Perigee 27 May (356,700 km)
The planets
Rise/set for mid-month at The Briars.
| Planet | In | Mag | Rise | Transit | Set | Best |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mercury | Ari | 7.5 | 7:03am | 12:07pm | 5:11pm | Hidden |
| Venus | Gem | −3.9 | 10:27am | 3:03pm | 7:38pm | Evening |
| Mars | Ari | 1.3 | 6:08am | 11:23am | 4:38pm | Hidden |
| Jupiter | Ari | −1.9 | 6:29am | 11:41am | 4:53pm | Hidden |
| Saturn | Cnc | 0.3 | 1:02pm | 6:09pm | 11:17pm | Evening |
| Uranus | Oph | 5.6 | 6:57pm | 2:23am | 9:45am | Morning |
| Neptune | Sgr | 7.9 | 8:35pm | 3:54am | 11:09am | 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 33% Moon washes out fainter meteors for part of the night.
The solar system — May 2154
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 26 September 2026.