The Sky over the Mornington Peninsula — May 2027
Highlights this month
- 6ThuEta Aquariids meteor shower peaks (up to 50/hr). A thin 0% Moon leaves the sky dark.
- 8SatVenus and Saturn in conjunction — 0.6° apart. (4:16am)
- 13ThuThe Moon passes Jupiter — 1° apart. (7:52am)
- 14FriThe Moon passes Mars — 3° apart. (3:06am)
- 27ThuUranus in superior conjunction with the Sun — lost in the glare. (4:38pm)
- 28FriMercury at greatest evening elongation (23° from the Sun, mag 0.4) — best evening apparition. (7:56pm)
Sun & twilight
| Date | Sunrise | Sunset | Day length | Astro. dark begins | ends |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sat 1 | 7:01am | 5:33pm | 10h 32m | 7:02pm | 5:31am |
| Mon 10 | 7:09am | 5:23pm | 10h 14m | 6:54pm | 5:38am |
| Thu 20 | 7:18am | 5:15pm | 9h 57m | 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
- New MoonThu 6, 9:07pm
- First QuarterThu 13, 2:45pm
- Full MoonThu 20, 8:56pm
- Last QuarterFri 28, 11:58pm
Perigee 10 May (366,800 km) · Apogee 26 May (405,300 km)
The planets
Rise/set for mid-month at The Briars.
| Planet | In | Mag | Rise | Transit | Set | Best |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mercury | Tau | −0.7 | 8:47am | 1:28pm | 6:08pm | Hidden |
| Venus | Ari | −3.7 | 5:13am | 10:44am | 4:15pm | Morning |
| Mars | Leo | 0.5 | 1:40pm | 7:00pm | 12:23am | Evening |
| Jupiter | Leo | −1.8 | 1:04pm | 6:14pm | 11:23pm | Evening |
| Saturn | Psc | 0.5 | 4:34am | 10:15am | 3:57pm | Morning |
| Uranus | Tau | 5.8 | 8:10am | 1:02pm | 5:54pm | Hidden |
| Neptune | Psc | 7.9 | 3:15am | 9:14am | 3:12pm | 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 0% Moon leaves the sky dark.
The solar system — May 2027
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.