The Sky over the Mornington Peninsula — May 2175
Highlights this month
- 1MonMercury is stationary — resumes direct (eastward) motion. (5:12pm)
- 6SatEta Aquariids meteor shower peaks (up to 50/hr). A bright 100% Moon interferes badly this year.
- 14SunThe Moon passes Jupiter — 0.3° apart. (6:26am)
- 17WedMercury at greatest morning elongation (26° from the Sun, mag 0.4) — best morning apparition. (4:05am)
- 21SunMercury and Saturn in conjunction — 1° apart. (5:42am)
- 23TueThe Moon passes Venus — 1° apart. (7:01pm)
Sun & twilight
| Date | Sunrise | Sunset | Day length | Astro. dark begins | ends |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mon 1 | 7:01am | 5:33pm | 10h 31m | 7:02pm | 5:32am |
| Wed 10 | 7:09am | 5:23pm | 10h 14m | 6:54pm | 5:39am |
| Sat 20 | 7:18am | 5:15pm | 9h 57m | 6:47pm | 5:46am |
| Wed 31 | 7:27am | 5:09pm | 9h 42m | 6:42pm | 5:53am |
Days shorten by about 49 minutes over the month.
The Moon
- Full MoonSat 6, 10:55am
- Last QuarterSun 14, 3:07am
- New MoonSat 20, 5:46pm
- First QuarterSat 27, 10:01pm
Apogee 3 May (406,100 km) · Perigee 19 May (360,100 km) · Apogee 31 May (405,500 km)
The planets
Rise/set for mid-month at The Briars.
| Planet | In | Mag | Rise | Transit | Set | Best |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mercury | Psc | 0.5 | 5:01am | 10:39am | 4:17pm | Morning |
| Venus | Gem | −4.5 | 10:53am | 3:22pm | 7:50pm | Evening |
| Mars | Tau | 1.6 | 9:14am | 1:56pm | 6:39pm | Hidden |
| Jupiter | Cap | −2.1 | 11:50pm | 6:40am | 1:27pm | Morning |
| Saturn | Ari | 0.4 | 5:27am | 10:56am | 4:25pm | Hidden |
| Uranus | Aqr | 5.9 | 1:59am | 8:15am | 2:31pm | Morning |
| Neptune | Aqr | 7.9 | 12:25am | 7:04am | 1:42pm | 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 100% Moon interferes badly this year.
The solar system — May 2175
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 8 October 2026.