The Sky over the Mornington Peninsula — May 2050
Highlights this month
- 1SunMercury is stationary — resumes direct (eastward) motion. (2:08am)
- 6FriEta Aquariids meteor shower peaks (up to 50/hr). A bright 100% Moon interferes badly this year.
- 16MonMars and Saturn in conjunction — 2° apart. (12:35pm)
- 16MonMercury at greatest morning elongation (26° from the Sun, mag 0.4) — best morning apparition. (12:38pm)
- 16MonNeptune in superior conjunction with the Sun — lost in the glare. (9:26pm)
- 19ThuThe Moon passes Mercury — 5° apart. (7:51am)
- 19ThuSaturn is stationary — begins retrograde (westward) motion. (9:03am)
- 24TueUranus is stationary — resumes direct (eastward) motion. (8:52pm)
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 | 7:10am | 5:23pm | 10h 13m | 6:53pm | 5:39am |
| Fri 20 | 7:18am | 5:14pm | 9h 56m | 6:47pm | 5:46am |
| Tue 31 | 7:27am | 5:08pm | 9h 42m | 6:42pm | 5:53am |
Days shorten by about 49 minutes over the month.
The Moon
- Full MoonSat 7, 8:29am
- Last QuarterSat 14, 10:10am
- New MoonSat 21, 6:54am
- First QuarterSun 29, 2:04am
Perigee 16 May (369,100 km) · Apogee 28 May (404,700 km)
The planets
Rise/set for mid-month at The Briars.
| Planet | In | Mag | Rise | Transit | Set | Best |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mercury | Ari | 0.5 | 5:02am | 10:39am | 4:17pm | Morning |
| Venus | Tau | −3.8 | 9:58am | 2:35pm | 7:12pm | Evening |
| Mars | Cap | −0.5 | 10:22pm | 5:33am | 12:43pm | Morning |
| Jupiter | Cnc | −1.7 | 11:59am | 4:51pm | 9:44pm | Evening |
| Saturn | Cap | 0.5 | 10:28pm | 5:35am | 12:37pm | Morning |
| Uranus | Leo | 5.4 | 2:16pm | 7:58pm | 1:45am | Evening |
| Neptune | Tau | 7.9 | 7:19am | 12:23pm | 5:28pm | 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 100% Moon interferes badly this year.
The solar system — May 2050
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.