The Sky over the Mornington Peninsula — May 2182
Highlights this month
- 1WedThe Moon passes Mercury — 3° apart. (5:34am)
- 6MonEta Aquariids meteor shower peaks (up to 50/hr). A thin 12% Moon leaves the sky dark.
- 9ThuMercury at greatest morning elongation (27° from the Sun, mag 0.4) — best morning apparition. (2:32am)
- 10FriJupiter is stationary — resumes direct (eastward) motion. (1:10pm)
- 13MonThe Moon passes Jupiter — 4° apart. (1:04am)
- 14TueMercury and Venus in conjunction — 5° apart. (5:33am)
- 29WedThe Moon passes Mars — 3° apart. (4:31am)
- 30ThuThe Moon passes Venus — 2° apart. (6:53am)
Sun & twilight
| Date | Sunrise | Sunset | Day length | Astro. dark begins | ends |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wed 1 | 7:02am | 5:32pm | 10h 31m | 7:02pm | 5:32am |
| Fri 10 | 7:10am | 5:23pm | 10h 13m | 6:54pm | 5:39am |
| Mon 20 | 7:18am | 5:14pm | 9h 56m | 6:47pm | 5:46am |
| Fri 31 | 7:27am | 5:09pm | 9h 42m | 6:42pm | 5:53am |
Days shorten by about 49 minutes over the month.
The Moon
- New MoonFri 3, 5:56am
- First QuarterSat 11, 4:38am
- Full MoonSat 18, 6:21pm
- Last QuarterSat 25, 10:46am
Apogee 9 May (404,800 km) · Perigee 21 May (366,000 km)
The planets
Rise/set for mid-month at The Briars.
| Planet | In | Mag | Rise | Transit | Set | Best |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mercury | Ari | 0.1 | 5:03am | 10:40am | 4:17pm | Morning |
| Venus | Psc | −3.7 | 4:41am | 10:20am | 3:58pm | Morning |
| Mars | Psc | 1.1 | 3:47am | 9:37am | 3:27pm | Morning |
| Jupiter | Leo | −1.9 | 2:10pm | 7:47pm | 1:28am | Evening |
| Saturn | Cnc | 0.1 | 12:00pm | 4:54pm | 9:47pm | Evening |
| Uranus | Psc | 6.0 | 4:09am | 9:52am | 3:34pm | Morning |
| Neptune | Aqr | 7.9 | 1:40am | 8:01am | 2:22pm | 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 thin 12% Moon leaves the sky dark.
The solar system — May 2182
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 11 October 2026.