The Sky over the Mornington Peninsula — May 2053
Highlights this month
- 2FriThe Moon passes Jupiter — 1° apart. (5:10am)
- 3SatMercury in superior conjunction with the Sun — lost in the glare. (6:42pm)
- 6TueEta Aquariids meteor shower peaks (up to 50/hr). A bright 89% Moon interferes badly this year.
- 13TueThe Moon passes Saturn — 3° apart. (5:07am)
- 23FriNeptune in superior conjunction with the Sun — lost in the glare. (3:10pm)
- 29ThuThe Moon passes Jupiter — 1° apart. (5:56am)
Sun & twilight
| Date | Sunrise | Sunset | Day length | Astro. dark begins | ends |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thu 1 | 7:02am | 5:32pm | 10h 30m | 7:01pm | 5:32am |
| Sat 10 | 7:10am | 5:22pm | 10h 12m | 6:53pm | 5:39am |
| Tue 20 | 7:18am | 5:14pm | 9h 56m | 6:46pm | 5:46am |
| Sat 31 | 7:27am | 5:08pm | 9h 41m | 6:42pm | 5:53am |
Days shorten by about 49 minutes over the month.
The Moon
- Full MoonSat 3, 6:27am
- Last QuarterSun 11, 9:38am
- New MoonSun 18, 1:47pm
- First QuarterSun 25, 4:06am
Apogee 7 May (405,500 km) · Perigee 19 May (360,200 km)
The planets
Rise/set for mid-month at The Briars.
| Planet | In | Mag | Rise | Transit | Set | Best |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mercury | Tau | −1.2 | 8:26am | 1:11pm | 5:56pm | Hidden |
| Venus | Tau | −3.7 | 8:32am | 1:20pm | 6:08pm | Hidden |
| Mars | Gem | 1.6 | 11:17am | 3:59pm | 8:40pm | Evening |
| Jupiter | Vir | −2.2 | 4:00pm | 10:32pm | 5:09am | Evening |
| Saturn | Aqr | 1.0 | 1:20am | 7:48am | 2:16pm | Morning |
| Uranus | Vir | 5.4 | 2:50pm | 8:51pm | 2:56am | Evening |
| Neptune | Tau | 7.9 | 7:49am | 12:49pm | 5:48pm | 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 89% Moon interferes badly this year.
The solar system — May 2053
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.