The Sky for the Month

The Sky over the Mornington Peninsula — May 2026

Computed for The Briars, Mt Martha. Times are local (Melbourne).

6WedEta Aquariids meteor shower peaks (up to 50/hr). A bright 82% Moon interferes badly this year.
15FriMercury in superior conjunction with the Sun — lost in the glare. (12:15am)
15FriThe Moon passes Mars — 5° apart. (7:03am)
19TueThe Moon passes Venus — 3° apart. (12:12pm)
20WedThe Moon passes Jupiter — 3° apart. (11:53pm)
23SatUranus in superior conjunction with the Sun — lost in the glare. (12:50am)

Date	Sunrise	Sunset	Day length	Astro. dark begins	ends
Fri 1	7:01am	5:32pm	10h 31m	7:02pm	5:32am
Sun 10	7:09am	5:23pm	10h 13m	6:54pm	5:39am
Wed 20	7:18am	5:14pm	9h 56m	6:47pm	5:46am
Sun 31	7:26am	5:08pm	9h 42m	6:42pm	5:53am

Days shorten by about 49 minutes over the month.

Apogee 5 May (405,900 km) · Perigee 17 May (357,800 km)

Rise/set for mid-month at The Briars.

Planet	In	Mag	Rise	Transit	Set	Best
Mercury	Tau	−2.2	7:18am	12:18pm	5:18pm	Hidden
Venus	Tau	−3.7	9:50am	2:28pm	7:06pm	Hidden
Mars	Psc	1.3	4:58am	10:30am	4:02pm	Morning
Jupiter	Gem	−1.7	11:32am	4:19pm	9:07pm	Evening
Saturn	Psc	0.8	3:36am	9:31am	3:27pm	Morning
Uranus	Tau	5.8	7:49am	12:44pm	5:39pm	Hidden
Neptune	Psc	7.9	3:03am	9:05am	3:06pm	Morning

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 82% Moon interferes badly this year.

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.