The Sky over the Mornington Peninsula — May 2190
Highlights this month
- 2SunThe Moon passes Venus — 3° apart. (5:02am)
- 5WedSaturn at opposition — closest and brightest of the year, up all night in Libra (mag −0.0). (6:19am)
- 6ThuEta Aquariids meteor shower peaks (up to 50/hr). A thin 3% Moon leaves the sky dark.
- 7FriUranus in superior conjunction with the Sun — lost in the glare. (5:59pm)
- 18TueJupiter in superior conjunction with the Sun — lost in the glare. (10:20pm)
- 19WedThe Moon passes Saturn — 2° apart. (2:35am)
- 23SunMercury in superior conjunction with the Sun — lost in the glare. (12:48am)
Sun & twilight
| Date | Sunrise | Sunset | Day length | Astro. dark begins | ends |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sat 1 | 7:02am | 5:32pm | 10h 30m | 7:02pm | 5:32am |
| Mon 10 | 7:10am | 5:23pm | 10h 13m | 6:53pm | 5:39am |
| Thu 20 | 7:18am | 5:14pm | 9h 56m | 6:47pm | 5:46am |
| Mon 31 | 7:27am | 5:09pm | 9h 42m | 6:42pm | 5:53am |
Days shorten by about 49 minutes over the month.
The Moon
- New MoonTue 4, 8:59pm
- First QuarterThu 13, 1:05am
- Full MoonThu 20, 2:49am
- Last QuarterWed 26, 5:07pm
Apogee 9 May (405,700 km) · Perigee 21 May (359,100 km)
The planets
Rise/set for mid-month at The Briars.
| Planet | In | Mag | Rise | Transit | Set | Best |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mercury | Ari | −1.4 | 6:28am | 11:41am | 4:54pm | Hidden |
| Venus | Psc | −3.7 | 4:44am | 10:22am | 4:00pm | Morning |
| Mars | Tau | 1.6 | 8:48am | 1:33pm | 6:18pm | Hidden |
| Jupiter | Tau | −1.9 | 7:27am | 12:27pm | 5:28pm | Hidden |
| Saturn | Lib | 0.0 | 4:49pm | 11:34pm | 6:24am | Evening |
| Uranus | Ari | 5.9 | 6:41am | 11:48am | 4:56pm | Hidden |
| Neptune | Psc | 7.9 | 3:05am | 9:05am | 3:06pm | 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 3% Moon leaves the sky dark.
The solar system — May 2190
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 20 October 2026.