The Sky over the Mornington Peninsula — May 2193
Highlights this month
- 6MonEta Aquariids meteor shower peaks (up to 50/hr). A 31% Moon washes out fainter meteors for part of the night.
- 8WedThe Moon passes Jupiter — 3° apart. (5:56pm)
- 12SunMercury is stationary — begins retrograde (westward) motion. (3:41am)
- 20MonUranus in superior conjunction with the Sun — lost in the glare. (9:35am)
- 22WedMercury in inferior conjunction with the Sun — lost in the glare. (11:59pm)
- 24FriThe Moon passes Mars — 1° apart. (2:31am)
Sun & twilight
| Date | Sunrise | Sunset | Day length | Astro. dark begins | ends |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wed 1 | 7:02am | 5:32pm | 10h 30m | 7:01pm | 5:32am |
| Fri 10 | 7:10am | 5:22pm | 10h 12m | 6:53pm | 5:39am |
| Mon 20 | 7:19am | 5:14pm | 9h 56m | 6:47pm | 5:46am |
| Fri 31 | 7:27am | 5:08pm | 9h 41m | 6:42pm | 5:53am |
Days shorten by about 49 minutes over the month.
The Moon
- New MoonWed 1, 5:47pm
- First QuarterWed 8, 1:49pm
- Full MoonThu 16, 5:44pm
- Last QuarterFri 24, 10:44am
- New MoonFri 31, 1:20am
Perigee 1 May (356,900 km) · Apogee 14 May (406,100 km) · Perigee 29 May (359,600 km)
The planets
Rise/set for mid-month at The Briars.
| Planet | In | Mag | Rise | Transit | Set | Best |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mercury | Tau | 3.9 | 8:13am | 1:01pm | 5:48pm | Hidden |
| Venus | Psc | −4.0 | 3:36am | 9:30am | 3:24pm | Morning |
| Mars | Cap | 0.0 | 11:42pm | 6:36am | 1:28pm | Morning |
| Jupiter | Leo | −1.8 | 1:01pm | 6:11pm | 11:21pm | Evening |
| Saturn | Oph | 0.0 | 6:51pm | 2:10am | 9:24am | Morning |
| Uranus | Tau | 5.9 | 7:38am | 12:35pm | 5:31pm | Hidden |
| Neptune | Psc | 7.9 | 3:36am | 9:28am | 3:21pm | 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 31% Moon washes out fainter meteors for part of the night.
The solar system — May 2193
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 22 October 2026.