The Sky over the Mornington Peninsula — May 2169
Highlights this month
- 6SatMercury at greatest morning elongation (27° from the Sun, mag 0.4) — best morning apparition. (12:16am)
- 6SatEta Aquariids meteor shower peaks (up to 50/hr). A bright 73% Moon interferes badly this year.
- 19FriThe Moon passes Saturn — 3° apart. (12:47am)
- 20SatNeptune is stationary — begins retrograde (westward) motion. (4:19pm)
- 23TueThe Moon passes Venus — 4° apart. (6:50am)
- 31WedThe Moon passes Jupiter — 4° apart. (8:00pm)
Sun & twilight
| Date | Sunrise | Sunset | Day length | Astro. dark begins | ends |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mon 1 | 7:02am | 5:32pm | 10h 30m | 7:02pm | 5:32am |
| Wed 10 | 7:10am | 5:23pm | 10h 13m | 6:53pm | 5:39am |
| Sat 20 | 7:19am | 5:14pm | 9h 56m | 6:47pm | 5:46am |
| Wed 31 | 7:27am | 5:08pm | 9h 42m | 6:42pm | 5:53am |
Days shorten by about 49 minutes over the month.
The Moon
- First QuarterThu 4, 2:44pm
- Full MoonThu 11, 1:18pm
- Last QuarterFri 19, 11:42am
- New MoonSat 27, 1:58am
Perigee 4 May (369,900 km) · Apogee 18 May (404,800 km) · Perigee 30 May (366,700 km)
The planets
Rise/set for mid-month at The Briars.
| Planet | In | Mag | Rise | Transit | Set | Best |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mercury | Ari | 0.0 | 5:07am | 10:43am | 4:19pm | Morning |
| Venus | Psc | −4.1 | 3:32am | 9:27am | 3:22pm | Morning |
| Mars | Ari | 1.3 | 5:38am | 11:00am | 4:22pm | Hidden |
| Jupiter | Cnc | −1.8 | 12:37pm | 5:39pm | 10:41pm | Evening |
| Saturn | Cap | 0.7 | 11:44pm | 6:36am | 1:24pm | Morning |
| Uranus | Cap | 5.9 | 12:01am | 6:46am | 1:30pm | Morning |
| Neptune | Cap | 7.9 | 11:14pm | 6:10am | 1:03pm | 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 73% Moon interferes badly this year.
The solar system — May 2169
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 7 October 2026.