The Sky over the Mornington Peninsula — May 2177
Highlights this month
- 6TueEta Aquariids meteor shower peaks (up to 50/hr). A bright 60% Moon interferes badly this year.
- 18SunSaturn in superior conjunction with the Sun — lost in the glare. (5:28am)
- 20TueMercury in superior conjunction with the Sun — lost in the glare. (7:42am)
- 30FriThe Moon passes Mars — 0.5° apart. (6:41pm)
Sun & twilight
| Date | Sunrise | Sunset | Day length | Astro. dark begins | ends |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thu 1 | 7:02am | 5:32pm | 10h 30m | 7:02pm | 5:32am |
| Sat 10 | 7:10am | 5:23pm | 10h 13m | 6:53pm | 5:39am |
| Tue 20 | 7:19am | 5:14pm | 9h 56m | 6:47pm | 5:46am |
| Sat 31 | 7:27am | 5:08pm | 9h 41m | 6:42pm | 5:53am |
Days shorten by about 49 minutes over the month.
The Moon
- First QuarterMon 5, 6:39pm
- Full MoonTue 13, 4:08am
- Last QuarterWed 21, 8:22am
- New MoonWed 28, 10:45am
Perigee 1 May (364,600 km) · Apogee 17 May (405,600 km) · Perigee 29 May (359,700 km)
The planets
Rise/set for mid-month at The Briars.
| Planet | In | Mag | Rise | Transit | Set | Best |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mercury | Ari | −1.7 | 6:44am | 11:53am | 5:02pm | Hidden |
| Venus | Psc | −4.1 | 3:33am | 9:28am | 3:22pm | Morning |
| Mars | Gem | 1.7 | 10:16am | 2:55pm | 7:34pm | Evening |
| Jupiter | Psc | −1.9 | 4:48am | 10:22am | 3:57pm | Morning |
| Saturn | Tau | 0.0 | 7:23am | 12:28pm | 5:32pm | Hidden |
| Uranus | Psc | 5.9 | 2:35am | 8:41am | 2:48pm | Morning |
| Neptune | Aqr | 7.9 | 12:45am | 7:19am | 1:52pm | 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 60% Moon interferes badly this year.
The solar system — May 2177
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 9 October 2026.