The Sky over the Mornington Peninsula — May 2164
Highlights this month
- 6SunEta Aquariids meteor shower peaks (up to 50/hr). A bright 99% Moon interferes badly this year.
- 8TueNeptune is stationary — begins retrograde (westward) motion. (11:37pm)
- 10ThuThe Moon passes Saturn — 4° apart. (3:38am)
- 11FriUranus is stationary — begins retrograde (westward) motion. (6:56am)
- 13SunVenus is stationary — resumes direct (eastward) motion. (7:03am)
- 16WedThe Moon passes Jupiter — 3° apart. (3:27am)
- 17ThuMercury in superior conjunction with the Sun — lost in the glare. (2:32pm)
Sun & twilight
| Date | Sunrise | Sunset | Day length | Astro. dark begins | ends |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tue 1 | 7:02am | 5:32pm | 10h 30m | 7:01pm | 5:32am |
| Thu 10 | 7:10am | 5:22pm | 10h 12m | 6:53pm | 5:39am |
| Sun 20 | 7:19am | 5:14pm | 9h 55m | 6:47pm | 5:46am |
| Thu 31 | 7:27am | 5:08pm | 9h 41m | 6:42pm | 5:53am |
Days shorten by about 49 minutes over the month.
The Moon
- Full MoonMon 7, 10:49am
- Last QuarterMon 14, 2:53am
- New MoonMon 21, 11:58am
- First QuarterTue 29, 3:11pm
Perigee 10 May (365,400 km) · Apogee 26 May (405,500 km)
The planets
Rise/set for mid-month at The Briars.
| Planet | In | Mag | Rise | Transit | Set | Best |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mercury | Ari | −2.0 | 7:02am | 12:06pm | 5:10pm | Hidden |
| Venus | Psc | −4.4 | 4:56am | 10:22am | 3:48pm | Morning |
| Mars | Gem | 1.6 | 11:34am | 4:18pm | 9:01pm | Evening |
| Jupiter | Psc | −2.0 | 2:04am | 8:19am | 2:34pm | Morning |
| Saturn | Oph | 0.0 | 7:11pm | 2:31am | 9:47am | Morning |
| Uranus | Cap | 5.8 | 10:16pm | 5:25am | 12:31pm | Morning |
| Neptune | Cap | 7.9 | 10:19pm | 5:25am | 12:27pm | 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 2164
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 3 October 2026.