The Sky over the Mornington Peninsula — May 2043
Highlights this month
- 6WedSaturn at opposition — closest and brightest of the year, up all night in Libra (mag −0.0). (4:57am)
- 6WedEta Aquariids meteor shower peaks (up to 50/hr). A thin 12% Moon leaves the sky dark.
- 7ThuThe Moon passes Venus — 3° apart. (7:16pm)
- 9SatMercury is stationary — resumes direct (eastward) motion. (11:01am)
- 15FriMercury and Venus in conjunction — 1° apart. (7:11am)
- 24SunMercury at greatest morning elongation (25° from the Sun, mag 0.5) — best morning apparition. (3:17pm)
Sun & twilight
| Date | Sunrise | Sunset | Day length | Astro. dark begins | ends |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fri 1 | 7:01am | 5:32pm | 10h 31m | 7:02pm | 5:32am |
| Sun 10 | 7:09am | 5:23pm | 10h 14m | 6:54pm | 5:39am |
| Wed 20 | 7:18am | 5:14pm | 9h 57m | 6:47pm | 5:46am |
| Sun 31 | 7:26am | 5:08pm | 9h 42m | 6:42pm | 5:53am |
Days shorten by about 49 minutes over the month.
The Moon
- Last QuarterSat 2, 7:05pm
- New MoonSat 9, 1:20pm
- First QuarterSat 16, 7:05am
- Full MoonSun 24, 9:42am
Perigee 9 May (356,700 km) · Apogee 22 May (406,200 km)
The planets
Rise/set for mid-month at The Briars.
| Planet | In | Mag | Rise | Transit | Set | Best |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mercury | Ari | 1.2 | 5:18am | 10:51am | 4:24pm | Morning |
| Venus | Ari | −3.7 | 5:19am | 10:48am | 4:18pm | Morning |
| Mars | Ari | 1.3 | 5:46am | 11:06am | 4:26pm | Hidden |
| Jupiter | Sgr | −2.3 | 7:38pm | 3:02am | 10:22am | Morning |
| Saturn | Lib | 0.0 | 4:52pm | 11:38pm | 6:29am | Evening |
| Uranus | Cnc | 5.5 | 12:48pm | 5:53pm | 10:58pm | Evening |
| Neptune | Ari | 7.9 | 6:05am | 11:24am | 4:43pm | Hidden |
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 12% Moon leaves the sky dark.
The solar system — May 2043
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.