The Sky over the Mornington Peninsula — May 2167
Highlights this month
- 6WedEta Aquariids meteor shower peaks (up to 50/hr). A bright 96% Moon interferes badly this year.
- 6WedMercury is stationary — begins retrograde (westward) motion. (3:12pm)
- 11MonThe Moon passes Saturn — 0.9° apart. (2:18am)
- 11MonSaturn is stationary — begins retrograde (westward) motion. (5:20pm)
- 16SatNeptune is stationary — begins retrograde (westward) motion. (2:09pm)
- 17SunMercury in inferior conjunction with the Sun — lost in the glare. (6:08am)
- 24SunUranus is stationary — begins retrograde (westward) motion. (12:09pm)
- 29FriMercury is stationary — resumes direct (eastward) motion. (1:19pm)
Sun & twilight
| Date | Sunrise | Sunset | Day length | Astro. dark begins | ends |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fri 1 | 7:01am | 5:33pm | 10h 31m | 7:02pm | 5:32am |
| Sun 10 | 7:09am | 5:23pm | 10h 14m | 6:54pm | 5:39am |
| Wed 20 | 7:18am | 5:15pm | 9h 57m | 6:47pm | 5:46am |
| Sun 31 | 7:27am | 5:09pm | 9h 42m | 6:42pm | 5:53am |
Days shorten by about 49 minutes over the month.
The Moon
- Full MoonMon 4, 3:39pm
- Last QuarterTue 12, 5:16pm
- New MoonTue 19, 10:18am
- First QuarterTue 26, 5:20am
Apogee 5 May (406,200 km) · Perigee 19 May (356,700 km)
The planets
Rise/set for mid-month at The Briars.
| Planet | In | Mag | Rise | Transit | Set | Best |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mercury | Tau | 7.4 | 7:30am | 12:28pm | 5:25pm | Hidden |
| Venus | Gem | −4.5 | 10:55am | 3:24pm | 7:53pm | Evening |
| Mars | Psc | 1.2 | 4:19am | 10:01am | 3:43pm | Morning |
| Jupiter | Tau | −1.8 | 9:02am | 1:49pm | 6:36pm | Hidden |
| Saturn | Cap | 0.4 | 9:53pm | 5:05am | 12:13pm | Morning |
| Uranus | Cap | 5.8 | 11:20pm | 6:17am | 1:10pm | Morning |
| Neptune | Cap | 7.9 | 10:54pm | 5:55am | 12:51pm | 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 96% Moon interferes badly this year.
The solar system — May 2167
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 6 October 2026.