The Sky over the Mornington Peninsula — May 2039
Highlights this month
- 2MonThe Moon passes Jupiter — 3° apart. (8:04pm)
- 5ThuThe Moon passes Saturn — 3° apart. (3:44am)
- 6FriEta Aquariids meteor shower peaks (up to 50/hr). A bright 93% Moon interferes badly this year.
- 17TueMercury in superior conjunction with the Sun — lost in the glare. (5:27pm)
- 18WedThe Moon passes Mars — 4° apart. (8:53pm)
- 26ThuSaturn is stationary — resumes direct (eastward) motion. (7:37am)
- 27FriThe Moon passes Venus — 0.2° apart. (3:35pm)
- 30MonThe Moon passes Jupiter — 4° apart. (7:23am)
- 31TueVenus at greatest evening elongation (45° from the Sun, mag −4.3) — best evening apparition. (4:07am)
Sun & twilight
| Date | Sunrise | Sunset | Day length | Astro. dark begins | ends |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sun 1 | 7:01am | 5:32pm | 10h 31m | 7:02pm | 5:32am |
| Tue 10 | 7:09am | 5:23pm | 10h 14m | 6:54pm | 5:38am |
| Fri 20 | 7:18am | 5:14pm | 9h 57m | 6:47pm | 5:46am |
| Tue 31 | 7:26am | 5:08pm | 9h 42m | 6:42pm | 5:53am |
Days shorten by about 49 minutes over the month.
The Moon
- First QuarterMon 2, 12:13am
- Full Moon SupermoonSun 8, 9:25pm
- Last QuarterSun 15, 1:17pm
- New MoonMon 23, 11:39am
- First QuarterTue 31, 12:32pm
Perigee 9 May (357,500 km) · Apogee 23 May (406,300 km)
The planets
Rise/set for mid-month at The Briars.
| Planet | In | Mag | Rise | Transit | Set | Best |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mercury | Ari | −2.0 | 7:00am | 12:05pm | 5:10pm | Hidden |
| Venus | Gem | −4.2 | 10:55am | 3:28pm | 8:01pm | Evening |
| Mars | Psc | 1.0 | 3:03am | 9:05am | 3:07pm | Morning |
| Jupiter | Leo | −1.8 | 1:16pm | 6:29pm | 11:43pm | Evening |
| Saturn | Leo | 0.8 | 2:38pm | 8:24pm | 2:14am | Evening |
| Uranus | Gem | 5.6 | 11:49am | 4:39pm | 9:29pm | Evening |
| Neptune | Ari | 7.9 | 5:22am | 10:51am | 4:19pm | 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 2039
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.