The Sky over the Mornington Peninsula — May 1992
Highlights this month
- 1FriJupiter is stationary — resumes direct (eastward) motion. (12:38pm)
- 6WedEta Aquariids meteor shower peaks (up to 50/hr). A thin 15% Moon leaves the sky dark.
- 23SatThe Moon passes Saturn — 5° apart. (6:32pm)
- 29FriSaturn is stationary — begins retrograde (westward) motion. (12:49pm)
Sun & twilight
| Date | Sunrise | Sunset | Day length | Astro. dark begins | ends |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fri 1 | 7:01am | 5:32pm | 10h 31m | 7:02pm | 5:32am |
| Sun 10 | 7:10am | 5:22pm | 10h 13m | 6:53pm | 5:39am |
| Wed 20 | 7:18am | 5:14pm | 9h 56m | 6:46pm | 5:46am |
| Sun 31 | 7:27am | 5:08pm | 9h 42m | 6:42pm | 5:53am |
Days shorten by about 49 minutes over the month.
The Moon
- New MoonSun 3, 3:50am
- First QuarterSun 10, 1:43am
- Full MoonSun 17, 2:02am
- Last QuarterMon 25, 1:56am
Perigee 8 May (369,700 km) · Apogee 23 May (404,900 km)
The planets
Rise/set for mid-month at The Briars.
| Planet | In | Mag | Rise | Transit | Set | Best |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mercury | Ari | −0.6 | 5:42am | 11:07am | 4:33pm | Hidden |
| Venus | Ari | −3.7 | 6:33am | 11:45am | 4:56pm | Hidden |
| Mars | Psc | 1.0 | 3:18am | 9:16am | 3:13pm | Morning |
| Jupiter | Leo | −1.9 | 1:48pm | 7:15pm | 12:47am | Evening |
| Saturn | Cap | 0.6 | 11:14pm | 6:13am | 1:07pm | Morning |
| Uranus | Sgr | 5.7 | 8:43pm | 4:06am | 11:25am | Morning |
| Neptune | Sgr | 7.9 | 8:52pm | 4:10am | 11:24am | 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 15% Moon leaves the sky dark.
The solar system — May 1992
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 18 August 2026.