The Sky over the Mornington Peninsula — May 2034
Highlights this month
- 6SatEta Aquariids meteor shower peaks (up to 50/hr). A bright 93% Moon interferes badly this year.
- 15MonThe Moon passes Jupiter — 0.8° apart. (1:31am)
- 20SatMercury at greatest evening elongation (22° from the Sun, mag 0.4) — best evening apparition. (6:02pm)
- 21SunThe Moon passes Saturn — 5° apart. (11:47pm)
Sun & twilight
| Date | Sunrise | Sunset | Day length | Astro. dark begins | ends |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mon 1 | 7:01am | 5:32pm | 10h 31m | 7:02pm | 5:32am |
| Wed 10 | 7:09am | 5:23pm | 10h 13m | 6:53pm | 5:39am |
| Sat 20 | 7:18am | 5:14pm | 9h 56m | 6:47pm | 5:46am |
| Wed 31 | 7:26am | 5:08pm | 9h 42m | 6:42pm | 5:53am |
Days shorten by about 49 minutes over the month.
The Moon
- Full MoonWed 3, 10:20pm
- Last QuarterThu 11, 9:03pm
- New MoonThu 18, 1:11pm
- First QuarterThu 25, 10:00am
Apogee 3 May (406,300 km) · Perigee 17 May (357,100 km) · Apogee 30 May (406,100 km)
The planets
Rise/set for mid-month at The Briars.
| Planet | In | Mag | Rise | Transit | Set | Best |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mercury | Tau | −0.1 | 9:07am | 1:44pm | 6:21pm | Hidden |
| Venus | Tau | −3.7 | 9:52am | 2:30pm | 7:08pm | Hidden |
| Mars | Tau | 1.7 | 9:44am | 2:24pm | 7:03pm | Hidden |
| Jupiter | Psc | −1.9 | 3:10am | 9:09am | 3:08pm | Morning |
| Saturn | Gem | 0.1 | 11:16am | 4:03pm | 8:51pm | Evening |
| Uranus | Gem | 5.7 | 10:23am | 3:04pm | 7:46pm | Evening |
| Neptune | Psc | 7.9 | 4:28am | 10:09am | 3:49pm | 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 93% Moon interferes badly this year.
The solar system — May 2034
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.