The Sky over the Mornington Peninsula — May 2048
Highlights this month
- 1FriThe Moon passes Mars — 0.2° apart. (3:38pm)
- 3SunThe Moon passes Saturn — 1.0° apart. (9:29am)
- 4MonMercury at greatest evening elongation (21° from the Sun, mag 0.3) — best evening apparition. (7:30pm)
- 6WedEta Aquariids meteor shower peaks (up to 50/hr). A 37% Moon washes out fainter meteors for part of the night.
- 11MonNeptune in superior conjunction with the Sun — lost in the glare. (5:50pm)
- 14ThuUranus is stationary — resumes direct (eastward) motion. (2:15pm)
- 16SatMercury is stationary — begins retrograde (westward) motion. (8:49pm)
- 28ThuMercury in inferior conjunction with the Sun — lost in the glare. (12:13am)
- 28ThuThe Moon passes Mars — 0.9° apart. (6:20pm)
- 29FriVenus in superior conjunction with the Sun — lost in the glare. (5:31am)
- 29FriJupiter in superior conjunction with the Sun — lost in the glare. (8:42am)
- 30SatThe Moon passes Saturn — 1.0° apart. (5:03pm)
Sun & twilight
| Date | Sunrise | Sunset | Day length | Astro. dark begins | ends |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fri 1 | 7:02am | 5:32pm | 10h 30m | 7:01pm | 5:32am |
| Sun 10 | 7:10am | 5:22pm | 10h 12m | 6:53pm | 5:39am |
| Wed 20 | 7:19am | 5:14pm | 9h 55m | 6:46pm | 5:46am |
| Sun 31 | 7:27am | 5:08pm | 9h 41m | 6:42pm | 5:53am |
Days shorten by about 48 minutes over the month.
The Moon
- Last QuarterTue 5, 12:22pm
- New MoonWed 13, 6:58am
- First QuarterThu 21, 10:22am
- Full Moon SupermoonThu 28, 5:01am
Apogee 15 May (406,200 km) · Perigee 28 May (356,800 km)
The planets
Rise/set for mid-month at The Briars.
| Planet | In | Mag | Rise | Transit | Set | Best |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mercury | Tau | 2.2 | 8:41am | 1:23pm | 6:05pm | Hidden |
| Venus | Ari | −3.8 | 6:55am | 12:02pm | 5:08pm | Hidden |
| Mars | Oph | −1.7 | 6:30pm | 2:00am | 9:24am | Morning |
| Jupiter | Tau | −1.8 | 8:05am | 12:59pm | 5:52pm | Hidden |
| Saturn | Sgr | 0.2 | 8:34pm | 3:55am | 11:11am | Morning |
| Uranus | Leo | 5.4 | 1:50pm | 7:21pm | 12:56am | Evening |
| Neptune | Ari | 7.9 | 6:56am | 12:04pm | 5:12pm | 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 37% Moon washes out fainter meteors for part of the night.
The solar system — May 2048
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.