The Sky over the Mornington Peninsula — May 2046
Highlights this month
- 5SatUranus is stationary — resumes direct (eastward) motion. (9:19am)
- 6SunEta Aquariids meteor shower peaks (up to 50/hr). A thin 0% Moon leaves the sky dark.
- 7MonNeptune in superior conjunction with the Sun — lost in the glare. (2:27pm)
- 8TueVenus and Jupiter in conjunction — 0.5° apart. (10:16am)
- 10ThuMercury in superior conjunction with the Sun — lost in the glare. (6:25pm)
- 30WedMars is stationary — resumes direct (eastward) motion. (4:12am)
Sun & twilight
| Date | Sunrise | Sunset | Day length | Astro. dark begins | ends |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tue 1 | 7:01am | 5:32pm | 10h 31m | 7:02pm | 5:32am |
| Thu 10 | 7:10am | 5:23pm | 10h 13m | 6:53pm | 5:39am |
| Sun 20 | 7:18am | 5:14pm | 9h 56m | 6:47pm | 5:46am |
| Thu 31 | 7:27am | 5:08pm | 9h 42m | 6:42pm | 5:53am |
Days shorten by about 49 minutes over the month.
The Moon
- New MoonSun 6, 1:02pm
- First QuarterSun 13, 8:27pm
- Full MoonSun 20, 1:12pm
- Last QuarterMon 28, 3:12am
Apogee 1 May (405,400 km) · Perigee 17 May (365,800 km) · Apogee 29 May (404,900 km)
The planets
Rise/set for mid-month at The Briars.
| Planet | In | Mag | Rise | Transit | Set | Best |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mercury | Tau | −1.8 | 7:45am | 12:39pm | 5:32pm | Hidden |
| Venus | Psc | −3.8 | 4:00am | 9:49am | 3:37pm | Morning |
| Mars | Vir | −1.2 | 3:35pm | 9:58pm | 4:27am | Evening |
| Jupiter | Psc | −1.9 | 3:29am | 9:23am | 3:17pm | Morning |
| Saturn | Oph | 0.0 | 6:55pm | 2:14am | 9:29am | Morning |
| Uranus | Leo | 5.5 | 1:27pm | 6:47pm | 12:11am | Evening |
| Neptune | Ari | 7.9 | 6:36am | 11:48am | 5:01pm | 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 0% Moon leaves the sky dark.
The solar system — May 2046
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.