The Sky over the Mornington Peninsula — May 2057
Highlights this month
- 1TueThe Moon passes Mercury — 2° apart. (9:12pm)
- 6SunEta Aquariids meteor shower peaks (up to 50/hr). A thin 6% Moon leaves the sky dark.
- 8TueMercury at greatest morning elongation (27° from the Sun, mag 0.4) — best morning apparition. (10:53am)
- 11FriThe Moon passes Mars — 2° apart. (5:14pm)
- 15TueMercury and Saturn in conjunction — 0.8° apart. (7:27am)
- 22TueVenus at greatest morning elongation (46° from the Sun, mag −4.3) — best morning apparition. (11:09pm)
- 26SatThe Moon passes Jupiter — 4° apart. (2:52pm)
- 29TueThe Moon passes Venus — 3° apart. (2:51pm)
- 30WedThe Moon passes Saturn — 2° apart. (7:31am)
Sun & twilight
| Date | Sunrise | Sunset | Day length | Astro. dark begins | ends |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tue 1 | 7:02am | 5:32pm | 10h 30m | 7:01pm | 5:32am |
| Thu 10 | 7:10am | 5:22pm | 10h 12m | 6:53pm | 5:39am |
| Sun 20 | 7:18am | 5:14pm | 9h 56m | 6:46pm | 5:46am |
| Thu 31 | 7:27am | 5:08pm | 9h 41m | 6:42pm | 5:53am |
Days shorten by about 49 minutes over the month.
The Moon
- New MoonFri 4, 2:31am
- First QuarterSat 12, 7:11am
- Full Moon SupermoonSat 19, 5:08am
- Last QuarterFri 25, 8:40pm
Apogee 7 May (406,000 km) · Perigee 19 May (357,700 km)
The planets
Rise/set for mid-month at The Briars.
| Planet | In | Mag | Rise | Transit | Set | Best |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mercury | Ari | 0.1 | 5:04am | 10:41am | 4:17pm | Morning |
| Venus | Psc | −4.4 | 3:27am | 9:21am | 3:16pm | Morning |
| Mars | Cnc | 1.0 | 12:59pm | 6:04pm | 11:08pm | Evening |
| Jupiter | Aqr | −2.0 | 1:22am | 7:47am | 2:13pm | Morning |
| Saturn | Ari | 0.4 | 5:06am | 10:39am | 4:12pm | Morning |
| Uranus | Vir | 5.4 | 3:37pm | 10:03pm | 4:33am | Evening |
| Neptune | Tau | 7.9 | 8:31am | 1:25pm | 6:18pm | 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 6% Moon leaves the sky dark.
The solar system — May 2057
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.