The Sky over the Mornington Peninsula — May 2019
Highlights this month
- 3FriThe Moon passes Venus — 3° apart. (12:43am)
- 6MonEta Aquariids meteor shower peaks (up to 50/hr). A thin 2% Moon leaves the sky dark.
- 8WedThe Moon passes Mars — 3° apart. (10:19am)
- 21TueThe Moon passes Jupiter — 2° apart. (3:20am)
- 21TueMercury in superior conjunction with the Sun — lost in the glare. (10:55pm)
- 23ThuThe Moon passes Saturn — 0.5° apart. (8:19am)
Sun & twilight
| Date | Sunrise | Sunset | Day length | Astro. dark begins | ends |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wed 1 | 7:01am | 5:33pm | 10h 32m | 7:02pm | 5:31am |
| Fri 10 | 7:09am | 5:23pm | 10h 14m | 6:54pm | 5:38am |
| Mon 20 | 7:18am | 5:15pm | 9h 57m | 6:47pm | 5:46am |
| Fri 31 | 7:26am | 5:08pm | 9h 42m | 6:42pm | 5:53am |
Days shorten by about 49 minutes over the month.
The Moon
- New MoonSun 5, 8:52am
- First QuarterSun 12, 11:13am
- Full MoonSun 19, 7:09am
- Last QuarterMon 27, 2:38am
Perigee 14 May (369,000 km) · Apogee 26 May (404,700 km)
The planets
Rise/set for mid-month at The Briars.
| Planet | In | Mag | Rise | Transit | Set | Best |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mercury | Ari | −1.5 | 6:34am | 11:46am | 4:57pm | Hidden |
| Venus | Ari | −3.7 | 5:10am | 10:42am | 4:14pm | Morning |
| Mars | Tau | 1.7 | 10:08am | 2:47pm | 7:25pm | Evening |
| Jupiter | Oph | −2.3 | 6:56pm | 2:19am | 9:38am | Morning |
| Saturn | Sgr | 0.3 | 9:00pm | 4:19am | 11:33am | Morning |
| Uranus | Ari | 5.9 | 5:34am | 10:57am | 4:19pm | Hidden |
| Neptune | Aqr | 7.9 | 1:50am | 8:09am | 2:28pm | 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 2% Moon leaves the sky dark.
The solar system — May 2019
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.