The Sky over the Mornington Peninsula — May 2158
Highlights this month
- 1MonJupiter is stationary — resumes direct (eastward) motion. (4:37pm)
- 6SatEta Aquariids meteor shower peaks (up to 50/hr). A 59% Moon washes out fainter meteors for part of the night.
- 8MonMercury in superior conjunction with the Sun — lost in the glare. (9:54pm)
Sun & twilight
| Date | Sunrise | Sunset | Day length | Astro. dark begins | ends |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mon 1 | 7:01am | 5:32pm | 10h 31m | 7:02pm | 5:32am |
| Wed 10 | 7:10am | 5:23pm | 10h 13m | 6:54pm | 5:39am |
| Sat 20 | 7:18am | 5:15pm | 9h 56m | 6:47pm | 5:46am |
| Wed 31 | 7:27am | 5:09pm | 9h 42m | 6:42pm | 5:53am |
Days shorten by about 49 minutes over the month.
The Moon
- First QuarterFri 5, 7:42pm
- Full MoonSat 13, 8:17pm
- Last QuarterSun 21, 7:03pm
- New MoonSun 28, 10:04am
Apogee 13 May (406,300 km) · Perigee 27 May (357,300 km)
The planets
Rise/set for mid-month at The Briars.
| Planet | In | Mag | Rise | Transit | Set | Best |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mercury | Tau | −1.7 | 7:56am | 12:48pm | 5:39pm | Hidden |
| Venus | Psc | −3.7 | 4:33am | 10:14am | 3:55pm | Morning |
| Mars | Tau | 1.6 | 8:33am | 1:20pm | 6:07pm | Hidden |
| Jupiter | Leo | −1.9 | 1:49pm | 7:16pm | 12:47am | Evening |
| Saturn | Vir | 0.6 | 3:22pm | 9:29pm | 3:40am | Evening |
| Uranus | Sgr | 5.6 | 8:15pm | 3:40am | 11:01am | Morning |
| Neptune | Sgr | 7.9 | 9:17pm | 4:32am | 11:43am | 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 59% Moon washes out fainter meteors for part of the night.
The solar system — May 2158
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 30 September 2026.