The Sky over the Mornington Peninsula — May 2183
Highlights this month
- 5MonThe Moon passes Jupiter — 3° apart. (5:57pm)
- 6TueEta Aquariids meteor shower peaks (up to 50/hr). A bright 98% Moon interferes badly this year.
- 8ThuMars and Saturn in conjunction — 0.9° apart. (10:40pm)
- 27TueThe Moon passes Saturn — 4° apart. (5:43pm)
- 29ThuMercury in superior conjunction with the Sun — lost in the glare. (11:05pm)
Sun & twilight
| Date | Sunrise | Sunset | Day length | Astro. dark begins | ends |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thu 1 | 7:01am | 5:32pm | 10h 31m | 7:02pm | 5:32am |
| Sat 10 | 7:10am | 5:23pm | 10h 13m | 6:54pm | 5:39am |
| Tue 20 | 7:18am | 5:15pm | 9h 56m | 6:47pm | 5:46am |
| Sat 31 | 7:27am | 5:09pm | 9h 42m | 6:42pm | 5:53am |
Days shorten by about 49 minutes over the month.
The Moon
- Full MoonThu 8, 3:54am
- Last QuarterThu 15, 8:28am
- New MoonThu 22, 3:09am
- First QuarterThu 29, 6:50pm
Apogee 2 May (405,300 km) · Perigee 18 May (367,200 km) · Apogee 30 May (404,800 km)
The planets
Rise/set for mid-month at The Briars.
| Planet | In | Mag | Rise | Transit | Set | Best |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mercury | Ari | −0.8 | 5:52am | 11:15am | 4:38pm | Hidden |
| Venus | Gem | −4.5 | 10:50am | 3:19pm | 7:47pm | Evening |
| Mars | Cnc | 1.1 | 12:57pm | 6:00pm | 11:04pm | Evening |
| Jupiter | Vir | −2.1 | 3:27pm | 9:42pm | 4:01am | Evening |
| Saturn | Cnc | 0.2 | 12:45pm | 5:48pm | 10:51pm | Evening |
| Uranus | Psc | 6.0 | 4:28am | 10:06am | 3:45pm | Morning |
| Neptune | Aqr | 7.9 | 1:51am | 8:10am | 2:28pm | 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 98% Moon interferes badly this year.
The solar system — May 2183
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 12 October 2026.