The Sky over the Mornington Peninsula — May 2051
Highlights this month
- 6SatEta Aquariids meteor shower peaks (up to 50/hr). A thin 23% Moon leaves the sky dark.
- 9TueThe Moon passes Mercury — 4° apart. (3:12am)
- 9TueThe Moon passes Venus — 2° apart. (4:14am)
- 12FriMercury and Venus in conjunction — 1° apart. (3:11pm)
- 19FriNeptune in superior conjunction with the Sun — lost in the glare. (11:18am)
- 30TueUranus is stationary — resumes direct (eastward) motion. (12:42am)
Sun & twilight
| Date | Sunrise | Sunset | Day length | Astro. dark begins | ends |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mon 1 | 7:01am | 5:32pm | 10h 31m | 7:02pm | 5:32am |
| Wed 10 | 7:09am | 5:23pm | 10h 13m | 6:54pm | 5:39am |
| Sat 20 | 7:18am | 5:14pm | 9h 56m | 6:47pm | 5:46am |
| Wed 31 | 7:26am | 5:08pm | 9h 42m | 6:42pm | 5:53am |
Days shorten by about 49 minutes over the month.
The Moon
- Last QuarterThu 4, 5:41am
- New MoonWed 10, 8:28pm
- First QuarterWed 17, 11:30pm
- Full MoonFri 26, 3:40am
Perigee 9 May (359,500 km) · Apogee 21 May (405,600 km)
The planets
Rise/set for mid-month at The Briars.
| Planet | In | Mag | Rise | Transit | Set | Best |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mercury | Ari | −0.4 | 5:26am | 10:57am | 4:27pm | Hidden |
| Venus | Ari | −3.7 | 5:22am | 10:51am | 4:19pm | Morning |
| Mars | Gem | 1.7 | 10:22am | 3:00pm | 7:39pm | Evening |
| Jupiter | Leo | −1.8 | 1:27pm | 6:45pm | 12:06am | Evening |
| Saturn | Cap | 0.6 | 11:25pm | 6:22am | 1:14pm | Morning |
| Uranus | Leo | 5.4 | 2:28pm | 8:17pm | 2:10am | Evening |
| Neptune | Tau | 7.9 | 7:30am | 12:33pm | 5:35pm | 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 23% Moon leaves the sky dark.
The solar system — May 2051
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.