The Sky over the Mornington Peninsula — May 2165
Highlights this month
- 1WedMercury in superior conjunction with the Sun — lost in the glare. (9:44pm)
- 6MonEta Aquariids meteor shower peaks (up to 50/hr). A thin 21% Moon leaves the sky dark.
- 7TueThe Moon passes Mars — 3° apart. (3:45am)
- 8WedThe Moon passes Jupiter — 5° apart. (6:38am)
- 11SatNeptune is stationary — begins retrograde (westward) motion. (12:21pm)
- 15WedUranus is stationary — begins retrograde (westward) motion. (5:09pm)
- 31FriMercury at greatest evening elongation (23° from the Sun, mag 0.4) — best evening apparition. (2:19pm)
Sun & twilight
| Date | Sunrise | Sunset | Day length | Astro. dark begins | ends |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wed 1 | 7:02am | 5:32pm | 10h 30m | 7:02pm | 5:32am |
| Fri 10 | 7:10am | 5:23pm | 10h 13m | 6:53pm | 5:39am |
| Mon 20 | 7:18am | 5:14pm | 9h 56m | 6:47pm | 5:46am |
| Fri 31 | 7:27am | 5:08pm | 9h 42m | 6:42pm | 5:53am |
Days shorten by about 49 minutes over the month.
The Moon
- Last QuarterSat 4, 12:27am
- New MoonFri 10, 7:46pm
- First QuarterSat 18, 12:28pm
- Full MoonSun 26, 8:42am
Perigee 6 May (367,800 km) · Apogee 18 May (404,700 km)
The planets
Rise/set for mid-month at The Briars.
| Planet | In | Mag | Rise | Transit | Set | Best |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mercury | Tau | −1.0 | 8:36am | 1:18pm | 6:01pm | Hidden |
| Venus | Tau | −3.7 | 9:13am | 1:55pm | 6:37pm | Hidden |
| Mars | Psc | 1.0 | 2:54am | 8:58am | 3:02pm | Morning |
| Jupiter | Psc | −1.9 | 4:28am | 10:08am | 3:47pm | Morning |
| Saturn | Sgr | 0.1 | 8:02pm | 3:23am | 10:41am | Morning |
| Uranus | Cap | 5.8 | 10:37pm | 5:43am | 12:44pm | Morning |
| Neptune | Cap | 7.9 | 10:31pm | 5:35am | 12:35pm | 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 thin 21% Moon leaves the sky dark.
The solar system — May 2165
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 4 October 2026.