The Sky over the Mornington Peninsula — May 1993
Highlights this month
- 6ThuEta Aquariids meteor shower peaks (up to 50/hr). A bright 100% Moon interferes badly this year.
- 16SunMercury in superior conjunction with the Sun — lost in the glare. (12:42pm)
Sun & twilight
| Date | Sunrise | Sunset | Day length | Astro. dark begins | ends |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sat 1 | 7:01am | 5:32pm | 10h 31m | 7:02pm | 5:32am |
| Mon 10 | 7:09am | 5:23pm | 10h 13m | 6:53pm | 5:39am |
| Thu 20 | 7:18am | 5:14pm | 9h 56m | 6:47pm | 5:46am |
| Mon 31 | 7:26am | 5:08pm | 9h 42m | 6:42pm | 5:53am |
Days shorten by about 49 minutes over the month.
The Moon
- Full MoonThu 6, 1:34pm
- Last QuarterThu 13, 10:24pm
- New MoonSat 22, 12:09am
- First QuarterSat 29, 4:25am
Perigee 4 May (362,500 km) · Apogee 16 May (405,200 km) · Perigee 31 May (367,800 km)
The planets
Rise/set for mid-month at The Briars.
| Planet | In | Mag | Rise | Transit | Set | Best |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mercury | Ari | −2.2 | 7:08am | 12:11pm | 5:13pm | Hidden |
| Venus | Psc | −4.6 | 3:44am | 9:33am | 3:22pm | Morning |
| Mars | Cnc | 1.2 | 12:37pm | 5:34pm | 10:31pm | Evening |
| Jupiter | Vir | −2.1 | 3:04pm | 9:08pm | 3:17am | Evening |
| Saturn | Aqr | 0.8 | 12:16am | 6:59am | 1:42pm | Morning |
| Uranus | Sgr | 5.7 | 9:05pm | 4:25am | 11:42am | Morning |
| Neptune | Sgr | 7.9 | 9:03pm | 4:20am | 11:33am | 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 100% Moon interferes badly this year.
The solar system — May 1993
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.