The Sky over the Mornington Peninsula — May 2037
Highlights this month
- 6WedEta Aquariids meteor shower peaks (up to 50/hr). A 59% Moon washes out fainter meteors for part of the night.
- 9SatThe Moon passes Mars — 1° apart. (2:59pm)
- 13WedMercury at greatest morning elongation (26° from the Sun, mag 0.4) — best morning apparition. (9:56am)
- 13WedThe Moon passes Mercury — 2° apart. (10:39am)
- 18MonThe Moon passes Jupiter — 3° apart. (5:58am)
- 22FriThe Moon passes Saturn — 0.7° apart. (10:22am)
Sun & twilight
| Date | Sunrise | Sunset | Day length | Astro. dark begins | ends |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fri 1 | 7:02am | 5:32pm | 10h 30m | 7:01pm | 5:32am |
| Sun 10 | 7:10am | 5:22pm | 10h 13m | 6:53pm | 5:39am |
| Wed 20 | 7:18am | 5:14pm | 9h 56m | 6:46pm | 5:46am |
| Sun 31 | 7:27am | 5:08pm | 9h 42m | 6:42pm | 5:53am |
Days shorten by about 49 minutes over the month.
The Moon
- Last QuarterThu 7, 3:03pm
- New MoonFri 15, 4:02pm
- First QuarterFri 22, 7:10pm
- Full MoonFri 29, 2:23pm
Apogee 9 May (405,100 km) · Perigee 24 May (368,600 km)
The planets
Rise/set for mid-month at The Briars.
| Planet | In | Mag | Rise | Transit | Set | Best |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mercury | Ari | 0.3 | 5:01am | 10:38am | 4:16pm | Morning |
| Venus | Tau | −3.7 | 8:26am | 1:15pm | 6:04pm | Hidden |
| Mars | Aqr | 0.6 | 1:28am | 7:55am | 2:22pm | Morning |
| Jupiter | Tau | −1.7 | 9:55am | 2:39pm | 7:22pm | Evening |
| Saturn | Leo | 0.4 | 1:26pm | 6:42pm | 12:02am | Evening |
| Uranus | Gem | 5.6 | 11:14am | 3:59pm | 8:44pm | Evening |
| Neptune | Psc | 7.9 | 4:59am | 10:32am | 4:05pm | 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 59% Moon washes out fainter meteors for part of the night.
The solar system — May 2037
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.