The Sky over the Mornington Peninsula — May 2047
Highlights this month
- 6MonEta Aquariids meteor shower peaks (up to 50/hr). A bright 83% Moon interferes badly this year.
- 10FriNeptune in superior conjunction with the Sun — lost in the glare. (4:07am)
- 10FriUranus is stationary — resumes direct (eastward) motion. (11:34am)
- 13MonThe Moon passes Saturn — 2° apart. (5:33am)
- 23ThuMercury at greatest evening elongation (22° from the Sun, mag 0.4) — best evening apparition. (8:32pm)
- 28TueVenus at greatest evening elongation (45° from the Sun, mag −4.3) — best evening apparition. (7:44pm)
- 29WedThe Moon passes Venus — 3° apart. (5:35am)
Sun & twilight
| Date | Sunrise | Sunset | Day length | Astro. dark begins | ends |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wed 1 | 7:01am | 5:32pm | 10h 31m | 7:02pm | 5:32am |
| Fri 10 | 7:09am | 5:23pm | 10h 14m | 6:54pm | 5:39am |
| Mon 20 | 7:18am | 5:14pm | 9h 56m | 6:47pm | 5:46am |
| Fri 31 | 7:26am | 5:08pm | 9h 42m | 6:42pm | 5:53am |
Days shorten by about 49 minutes over the month.
The Moon
- First QuarterFri 3, 1:30pm
- Full Moon SupermoonFri 10, 4:25am
- Last QuarterFri 17, 2:50am
- New MoonSat 25, 6:29am
Perigee 9 May (357,400 km) · Apogee 22 May (406,000 km)
The planets
Rise/set for mid-month at The Briars.
| Planet | In | Mag | Rise | Transit | Set | Best |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mercury | Tau | −0.4 | 9:01am | 1:39pm | 6:18pm | Hidden |
| Venus | Gem | −4.2 | 10:56am | 3:29pm | 8:02pm | Evening |
| Mars | Tau | 1.5 | 8:12am | 1:03pm | 5:53pm | Hidden |
| Jupiter | Ari | −1.9 | 5:50am | 11:11am | 4:31pm | Hidden |
| Saturn | Sgr | 0.1 | 7:45pm | 3:07am | 10:24am | Morning |
| Uranus | Leo | 5.5 | 1:40pm | 7:06pm | 12:35am | Evening |
| Neptune | Ari | 7.9 | 6:48am | 11:58am | 5:08pm | 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 bright 83% Moon interferes badly this year.
The solar system — May 2047
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.