The Sky over the Mornington Peninsula — May 2052
Highlights this month
- 4SatVenus is stationary — begins retrograde (westward) motion. (4:14pm)
- 6MonEta Aquariids meteor shower peaks (up to 50/hr). A 55% Moon washes out fainter meteors for part of the night.
- 7TueMars and Saturn in conjunction — 0.5° apart. (8:21pm)
- 9ThuThe Moon passes Jupiter — 3° apart. (10:26am)
- 19SunMercury in superior conjunction with the Sun — lost in the glare. (10:35am)
- 21TueNeptune in superior conjunction with the Sun — lost in the glare. (1:13am)
- 22WedThe Moon passes Saturn — 5° apart. (6:10am)
- 23ThuThe Moon passes Mars — 5° apart. (12:23am)
- 23ThuJupiter is stationary — resumes direct (eastward) motion. (11:18am)
- 25SatVenus in inferior conjunction with the Sun — lost in the glare. (9:06pm)
Sun & twilight
| Date | Sunrise | Sunset | Day length | Astro. dark begins | ends |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wed 1 | 7:02am | 5:31pm | 10h 30m | 7:01pm | 5:32am |
| Fri 10 | 7:10am | 5:22pm | 10h 12m | 6:53pm | 5:39am |
| Mon 20 | 7:19am | 5:14pm | 9h 55m | 6:46pm | 5:46am |
| Fri 31 | 7:27am | 5:08pm | 9h 41m | 6:42pm | 5:53am |
Days shorten by about 48 minutes over the month.
The Moon
- First QuarterMon 6, 5:03am
- Full MoonTue 14, 5:05am
- Last QuarterWed 22, 4:21am
- New MoonTue 28, 8:49pm
Apogee 14 May (406,300 km) · Perigee 28 May (356,900 km)
The planets
Rise/set for mid-month at The Briars.
| Planet | In | Mag | Rise | Transit | Set | Best |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mercury | Ari | −1.8 | 6:50am | 11:57am | 5:04pm | Hidden |
| Venus | Tau | −4.0 | 8:48am | 1:20pm | 5:52pm | Hidden |
| Mars | Aqr | 0.4 | 12:46am | 7:23am | 2:00pm | Morning |
| Jupiter | Vir | −2.0 | 2:40pm | 8:33pm | 2:30am | Evening |
| Saturn | Aqr | 0.8 | 12:23am | 7:04am | 1:44pm | Morning |
| Uranus | Vir | 5.4 | 2:37pm | 8:32pm | 2:31am | Evening |
| Neptune | Tau | 7.9 | 7:38am | 12:39pm | 5:40pm | 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 55% Moon washes out fainter meteors for part of the night.
The solar system — May 2052
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.