The Sky over the Mornington Peninsula — May 2038
Highlights this month
- 2SunThe Moon passes Mercury — 2° apart. (10:20am)
- 6ThuEta Aquariids meteor shower peaks (up to 50/hr). A thin 3% Moon leaves the sky dark.
- 10MonThe Moon passes Mars — 1.0° apart. (1:51am)
- 10MonThe Moon passes Jupiter — 0.6° apart. (12:21pm)
- 12WedSaturn is stationary — resumes direct (eastward) motion. (5:32am)
- 13ThuThe Moon passes Saturn — 2° apart. (9:05pm)
- 23SunMars and Jupiter in conjunction — 1° apart. (9:15am)
- 31MonThe Moon passes Venus — 3° apart. (5:11am)
Sun & twilight
| Date | Sunrise | Sunset | Day length | Astro. dark begins | ends |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sat 1 | 7:01am | 5:32pm | 10h 31m | 7:02pm | 5:32am |
| Mon 10 | 7:09am | 5:23pm | 10h 13m | 6:53pm | 5:39am |
| Thu 20 | 7:18am | 5:14pm | 9h 56m | 6:47pm | 5:46am |
| Mon 31 | 7:27am | 5:08pm | 9h 42m | 6:42pm | 5:53am |
Days shorten by about 49 minutes over the month.
The Moon
- New MoonTue 4, 7:21pm
- First QuarterWed 12, 2:23pm
- Full MoonWed 19, 4:25am
- Last QuarterWed 26, 6:49am
Apogee 2 May (406,200 km) · Perigee 17 May (359,000 km) · Apogee 30 May (405,700 km)
The planets
Rise/set for mid-month at The Briars.
| Planet | In | Mag | Rise | Transit | Set | Best |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mercury | Ari | −0.5 | 5:37am | 11:04am | 4:31pm | Hidden |
| Venus | Psc | −3.9 | 3:57am | 9:47am | 3:36pm | Morning |
| Mars | Gem | 1.6 | 11:38am | 4:22pm | 9:06pm | Evening |
| Jupiter | Gem | −1.7 | 11:46am | 4:35pm | 9:25pm | Evening |
| Saturn | Leo | 0.6 | 2:03pm | 7:34pm | 1:08am | Evening |
| Uranus | Gem | 5.6 | 11:32am | 4:19pm | 9:06pm | Evening |
| Neptune | Ari | 7.9 | 5:11am | 10:41am | 4:12pm | 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 3% Moon leaves the sky dark.
The solar system — May 2038
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.