The Sky over the Mornington Peninsula — May 2162
Highlights this month
- 1SatThe Moon passes Saturn — 2° apart. (6:32am)
- 3MonUranus is stationary — begins retrograde (westward) motion. (8:52am)
- 4TueNeptune is stationary — begins retrograde (westward) motion. (10:27pm)
- 5WedJupiter is stationary — begins retrograde (westward) motion. (1:42am)
- 6ThuEta Aquariids meteor shower peaks (up to 50/hr). A 49% Moon washes out fainter meteors for part of the night.
- 14FriMercury at greatest morning elongation (26° from the Sun, mag 0.4) — best morning apparition. (1:26am)
- 21FriVenus and Mars in conjunction — 1° apart. (5:45pm)
- 22SatSaturn at opposition — closest and brightest of the year, up all night in Libra (mag −0.1). (10:27am)
- 28FriThe Moon passes Saturn — 2° apart. (5:42pm)
Sun & twilight
| Date | Sunrise | Sunset | Day length | Astro. dark begins | ends |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sat 1 | 7:01am | 5:32pm | 10h 31m | 7:02pm | 5:32am |
| Mon 10 | 7:10am | 5:23pm | 10h 13m | 6:54pm | 5:39am |
| Thu 20 | 7:18am | 5:15pm | 9h 56m | 6:47pm | 5:46am |
| Mon 31 | 7:27am | 5:09pm | 9h 42m | 6:42pm | 5:53am |
Days shorten by about 49 minutes over the month.
The Moon
- Last QuarterThu 6, 2:20pm
- New MoonFri 14, 6:04pm
- First QuarterSat 22, 11:28am
- Full MoonSat 29, 2:09am
Apogee 12 May (406,200 km) · Perigee 27 May (359,500 km)
The planets
Rise/set for mid-month at The Briars.
| Planet | In | Mag | Rise | Transit | Set | Best |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mercury | Psc | 0.4 | 5:00am | 10:38am | 4:16pm | Morning |
| Venus | Gem | −3.9 | 10:29am | 3:05pm | 7:40pm | Evening |
| Mars | Gem | 1.7 | 10:40am | 3:18pm | 7:57pm | Evening |
| Jupiter | Sgr | −2.2 | 8:44pm | 4:05am | 11:22am | Morning |
| Saturn | Sco | −0.1 | 5:44pm | 12:50am | 7:52am | All night |
| Uranus | Sgr | 5.7 | 9:37pm | 4:53am | 12:05pm | Morning |
| Neptune | Cap | 7.9 | 9:59pm | 5:09am | 12:14pm | 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 49% Moon washes out fainter meteors for part of the night.
The solar system — May 2162
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 2 October 2026.