The Sky over the Mornington Peninsula — May 2029
Highlights this month
- 2WedMercury is stationary — begins retrograde (westward) motion. (7:54pm)
- 5SatSaturn in superior conjunction with the Sun — lost in the glare. (2:39am)
- 6SunEta Aquariids meteor shower peaks (up to 50/hr). A 41% Moon washes out fainter meteors for part of the night.
- 7MonMars is stationary — resumes direct (eastward) motion. (2:11pm)
- 13SunMercury in inferior conjunction with the Sun — lost in the glare. (9:25am)
- 25FriMercury is stationary — resumes direct (eastward) motion. (3:59pm)
Sun & twilight
| Date | Sunrise | Sunset | Day length | Astro. dark begins | ends |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tue 1 | 7:01am | 5:32pm | 10h 30m | 7:02pm | 5:32am |
| Thu 10 | 7:10am | 5:22pm | 10h 13m | 6:53pm | 5:39am |
| Sun 20 | 7:18am | 5:14pm | 9h 56m | 6:46pm | 5:46am |
| Thu 31 | 7:27am | 5:08pm | 9h 42m | 6:42pm | 5:53am |
Days shorten by about 49 minutes over the month.
The Moon
- Last QuarterSat 5, 7:53pm
- New MoonSun 13, 11:44pm
- First QuarterMon 21, 2:21pm
- Full MoonMon 28, 4:38am
Apogee 10 May (406,000 km) · Perigee 26 May (361,400 km)
The planets
Rise/set for mid-month at The Briars.
| Planet | In | Mag | Rise | Transit | Set | Best |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mercury | Ari | 7.1 | 6:58am | 12:04pm | 5:10pm | Hidden |
| Venus | Tau | −3.7 | 8:23am | 1:12pm | 6:02pm | Hidden |
| Mars | Vir | −0.4 | 2:39pm | 8:32pm | 2:27am | Evening |
| Jupiter | Vir | −2.2 | 3:37pm | 9:57pm | 4:22am | Evening |
| Saturn | Ari | 0.1 | 6:28am | 11:43am | 4:58pm | Hidden |
| Uranus | Tau | 5.8 | 8:47am | 1:34pm | 6:21pm | Hidden |
| Neptune | Psc | 7.9 | 3:34am | 9:28am | 3:21pm | 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 41% Moon washes out fainter meteors for part of the night.
The solar system — May 2029
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.