The Sky over the Mornington Peninsula — May 2007
Highlights this month
- 3ThuMercury in superior conjunction with the Sun — lost in the glare. (1:53pm)
- 6SunEta Aquariids meteor shower peaks (up to 50/hr). A bright 86% Moon interferes badly this year.
- 13SunThe Moon passes Mars — 3° apart. (8:36am)
- 20SunThe Moon passes Venus — 2° apart. (11:44am)
- 23WedThe Moon passes Saturn — 0.7° apart. (5:38am)
- 25FriNeptune is stationary — begins retrograde (westward) motion. (1:30pm)
Sun & twilight
| Date | Sunrise | Sunset | Day length | Astro. dark begins | ends |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tue 1 | 7:01am | 5:33pm | 10h 32m | 7:02pm | 5:31am |
| Thu 10 | 7:09am | 5:23pm | 10h 14m | 6:54pm | 5:38am |
| Sun 20 | 7:18am | 5:15pm | 9h 57m | 6:47pm | 5:45am |
| Thu 31 | 7:26am | 5:08pm | 9h 42m | 6:42pm | 5:52am |
Days shorten by about 50 minutes over the month.
The Moon
- Full MoonWed 2, 8:15pm
- Last QuarterThu 10, 2:34pm
- New MoonThu 17, 5:25am
- First QuarterThu 24, 7:07am
Perigee 15 May (358,900 km) · Apogee 28 May (405,700 km)
The planets
Rise/set for mid-month at The Briars.
| Planet | In | Mag | Rise | Transit | Set | Best |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mercury | Tau | −1.1 | 8:27am | 1:12pm | 5:56pm | Hidden |
| Venus | Gem | −4.1 | 10:50am | 3:23pm | 7:57pm | Evening |
| Mars | Psc | 0.9 | 2:44am | 8:51am | 2:59pm | Morning |
| Jupiter | Oph | −2.3 | 6:37pm | 1:58am | 9:15am | Morning |
| Saturn | Leo | 0.3 | 1:07pm | 6:15pm | 11:24pm | Evening |
| Uranus | Aqr | 5.9 | 1:49am | 8:08am | 2:27pm | Morning |
| Neptune | Cap | 7.9 | 11:36pm | 6:29am | 1:18pm | 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 86% Moon interferes badly this year.
The solar system — May 2007
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 15 July 2026.