The Sky over the Mornington Peninsula — May 2189
Highlights this month
- 1FriMercury at greatest morning elongation (27° from the Sun, mag 0.4) — best morning apparition. (2:06am)
- 1FriThe Moon passes Mars — 1.0° apart. (9:20pm)
- 3SunUranus in superior conjunction with the Sun — lost in the glare. (6:22am)
- 6WedEta Aquariids meteor shower peaks (up to 50/hr). A bright 62% Moon interferes badly this year.
- 10SunMars at opposition — closest and brightest of the year, up all night in Libra (mag −1.8). (8:32pm)
- 13WedMercury and Jupiter in conjunction — 2° apart. (5:48am)
- 13WedThe Moon passes Jupiter — 4° apart. (6:42am)
- 13WedThe Moon passes Mercury — 3° apart. (6:43am)
- 27WedThe Moon passes Saturn — 0.7° apart. (7:45pm)
- 28ThuThe Moon passes Mars — 3° apart. (6:12pm)
Sun & twilight
| Date | Sunrise | Sunset | Day length | Astro. dark begins | ends |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fri 1 | 7:02am | 5:32pm | 10h 30m | 7:01pm | 5:32am |
| Sun 10 | 7:10am | 5:22pm | 10h 12m | 6:53pm | 5:39am |
| Wed 20 | 7:19am | 5:14pm | 9h 56m | 6:47pm | 5:46am |
| Sun 31 | 7:27am | 5:08pm | 9h 41m | 6:42pm | 5:53am |
Days shorten by about 49 minutes over the month.
The Moon
- Full Moon SupermoonFri 1, 1:56am
- Last QuarterThu 7, 7:03pm
- New MoonFri 15, 8:00pm
- First QuarterSat 23, 6:23pm
- Full Moon SupermoonSat 30, 9:39am
Perigee 1 May (356,800 km) · Apogee 15 May (406,300 km) · Perigee 29 May (357,400 km)
The planets
Rise/set for mid-month at The Briars.
| Planet | In | Mag | Rise | Transit | Set | Best |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mercury | Ari | −0.2 | 5:18am | 10:51am | 4:23pm | Morning |
| Venus | Tau | −3.7 | 9:21am | 2:02pm | 6:44pm | Hidden |
| Mars | Lib | −1.8 | 4:49pm | 11:54pm | 6:53am | All night |
| Jupiter | Ari | −1.9 | 5:08am | 10:38am | 4:07pm | Morning |
| Saturn | Vir | 0.2 | 4:13pm | 10:44pm | 5:20am | Evening |
| Uranus | Ari | 5.9 | 6:20am | 11:32am | 4:44pm | Hidden |
| Neptune | Psc | 7.9 | 2:53am | 8:56am | 2:59pm | 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 62% Moon interferes badly this year.
The solar system — May 2189
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 19 October 2026.