The Sky over the Mornington Peninsula — May 2178
Highlights this month
- 4MonMercury in superior conjunction with the Sun — lost in the glare. (3:29pm)
- 6WedEta Aquariids meteor shower peaks (up to 50/hr). A bright 82% Moon interferes badly this year.
- 13WedJupiter in superior conjunction with the Sun — lost in the glare. (1:39pm)
Sun & twilight
| Date | Sunrise | Sunset | Day length | Astro. dark begins | ends |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fri 1 | 7:02am | 5:32pm | 10h 31m | 7:02pm | 5:32am |
| Sun 10 | 7:10am | 5:23pm | 10h 13m | 6:54pm | 5:39am |
| Wed 20 | 7:18am | 5:14pm | 9h 56m | 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 MoonSat 2, 11:21am
- Last QuarterSun 10, 5:51am
- New MoonMon 18, 12:31am
- First QuarterSun 24, 9:14pm
- Full MoonSun 31, 10:51pm
Apogee 10 May (404,700 km) · Perigee 23 May (369,200 km)
The planets
Rise/set for mid-month at The Briars.
| Planet | In | Mag | Rise | Transit | Set | Best |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mercury | Tau | −1.3 | 8:21am | 1:07pm | 5:53pm | Hidden |
| Venus | Gem | −3.9 | 10:33am | 3:08pm | 7:43pm | Evening |
| Mars | Aqr | 0.3 | 12:33am | 7:14am | 1:55pm | Morning |
| Jupiter | Ari | −1.9 | 7:07am | 12:11pm | 5:15pm | Hidden |
| Saturn | Tau | −0.0 | 8:23am | 1:18pm | 6:13pm | Hidden |
| Uranus | Psc | 5.9 | 2:54am | 8:56am | 2:58pm | Morning |
| Neptune | Aqr | 7.9 | 12:57am | 7:28am | 1:59pm | 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 82% Moon interferes badly this year.
The solar system — May 2178
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 10 October 2026.