The Sky over the Mornington Peninsula — May 2156
Highlights this month
- 1SatThe Moon passes Saturn — 2° apart. (1:51am)
- 2SunMercury at greatest morning elongation (27° from the Sun, mag 0.4) — best morning apparition. (10:09pm)
- 6ThuEta Aquariids meteor shower peaks (up to 50/hr). A bright 99% Moon interferes badly this year.
- 14FriMercury and Venus in conjunction — 5° apart. (5:47am)
- 15SatVenus is stationary — resumes direct (eastward) motion. (5:34pm)
- 16SunSaturn is stationary — resumes direct (eastward) motion. (2:03pm)
- 20ThuMars in superior conjunction with the Sun — lost in the glare. (7:25am)
- 28FriThe Moon passes Saturn — 5° apart. (5:40pm)
Sun & twilight
| Date | Sunrise | Sunset | Day length | Astro. dark begins | ends |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sat 1 | 7:02am | 5:32pm | 10h 30m | 7:01pm | 5:32am |
| Mon 10 | 7:10am | 5:22pm | 10h 12m | 6:53pm | 5:39am |
| Thu 20 | 7:19am | 5:14pm | 9h 56m | 6:47pm | 5:46am |
| Mon 31 | 7:27am | 5:08pm | 9h 41m | 6:42pm | 5:53am |
Days shorten by about 49 minutes over the month.
The Moon
- Full MoonWed 5, 11:26pm
- Last QuarterWed 12, 11:07pm
- New MoonWed 19, 9:24pm
- First QuarterThu 27, 6:23pm
Perigee 13 May (369,700 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 | Ari | −0.1 | 5:14am | 10:48am | 4:21pm | Morning |
| Venus | Psc | −4.4 | 5:08am | 10:30am | 3:53pm | Morning |
| Mars | Tau | 1.3 | 7:22am | 12:21pm | 5:20pm | Hidden |
| Jupiter | Gem | −1.7 | 10:44am | 3:27pm | 8:11pm | Evening |
| Saturn | Leo | 0.6 | 2:14pm | 7:49pm | 1:29am | Evening |
| Uranus | Sgr | 5.6 | 7:33pm | 3:00am | 10:23am | Morning |
| Neptune | Sgr | 7.9 | 8:54pm | 4:11am | 11:25am | 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 99% Moon interferes badly this year.
The solar system — May 2156
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 27 September 2026.