The Sky over the Mornington Peninsula — May 2036
Highlights this month
- 3SatThe Moon passes Saturn — 2° apart. (3:03pm)
- 4SunMercury in inferior conjunction with the Sun — lost in the glare. (4:28pm)
- 6TueEta Aquariids meteor shower peaks (up to 50/hr). A bright 82% Moon interferes badly this year.
- 9FriVenus is stationary — begins retrograde (westward) motion. (6:55am)
- 16FriMercury is stationary — resumes direct (eastward) motion. (11:49pm)
- 24SatJupiter in superior conjunction with the Sun — lost in the glare. (8:15am)
- 24SatThe Moon passes Mercury — 1° apart. (11:54am)
- 29ThuThe Moon passes Mars — 4° apart. (2:10am)
- 30FriVenus in inferior conjunction with the Sun — lost in the glare. (12:25pm)
- 30FriThe Moon passes Saturn — 2° apart. (11:27pm)
- 31SatMercury at greatest morning elongation (25° from the Sun, mag 0.5) — best morning apparition. (6:29pm)
Sun & twilight
| Date | Sunrise | Sunset | Day length | Astro. dark begins | ends |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thu 1 | 7:02am | 5:32pm | 10h 30m | 7:01pm | 5:32am |
| Sat 10 | 7:10am | 5:22pm | 10h 12m | 6:53pm | 5:39am |
| Tue 20 | 7:19am | 5:14pm | 9h 55m | 6:46pm | 5:46am |
| Sat 31 | 7:27am | 5:08pm | 9h 41m | 6:42pm | 5:53am |
Days shorten by about 49 minutes over the month.
The Moon
- First QuarterSat 3, 3:58pm
- Full MoonSat 10, 6:07pm
- Last QuarterSun 18, 6:39pm
- New MoonMon 26, 5:26am
Perigee 1 May (369,300 km) · Apogee 16 May (405,000 km) · Perigee 28 May (364,400 km)
The planets
Rise/set for mid-month at The Briars.
| Planet | In | Mag | Rise | Transit | Set | Best |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mercury | Ari | 2.7 | 5:55am | 11:17am | 4:40pm | Hidden |
| Venus | Tau | −4.2 | 9:18am | 1:46pm | 6:15pm | Hidden |
| Mars | Gem | 1.7 | 10:43am | 3:22pm | 8:01pm | Evening |
| Jupiter | Tau | −1.8 | 7:47am | 12:43pm | 5:40pm | Hidden |
| Saturn | Cnc | 0.3 | 12:46pm | 5:49pm | 10:53pm | Evening |
| Uranus | Gem | 5.7 | 10:56am | 3:40pm | 8:23pm | Evening |
| Neptune | Psc | 7.9 | 4:48am | 10:23am | 3:59pm | 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 82% Moon interferes badly this year.
The solar system — May 2036
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.