The Sky over the Mornington Peninsula — May 2058
Highlights this month
- 6MonEta Aquariids meteor shower peaks (up to 50/hr). A bright 94% Moon interferes badly this year.
- 19SunThe Moon passes Jupiter — 3° apart. (4:25am)
- 20MonThe Moon passes Mars — 3° apart. (6:20pm)
- 26SunThe Moon passes Venus — 0.3° apart. (12:03am)
- 29WedMercury in superior conjunction with the Sun — lost in the glare. (1:51am)
Sun & twilight
| Date | Sunrise | Sunset | Day length | Astro. dark begins | ends |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wed 1 | 7:01am | 5:32pm | 10h 31m | 7:02pm | 5:32am |
| Fri 10 | 7:10am | 5:23pm | 10h 13m | 6:53pm | 5:39am |
| Mon 20 | 7:18am | 5:14pm | 9h 56m | 6:47pm | 5:46am |
| Fri 31 | 7:27am | 5:08pm | 9h 42m | 6:42pm | 5:53am |
Days shorten by about 49 minutes over the month.
The Moon
- First QuarterWed 1, 6:22am
- Full MoonWed 8, 8:18pm
- Last QuarterWed 15, 1:59pm
- New MoonWed 22, 8:26pm
- First QuarterThu 30, 11:35pm
Perigee 12 May (366,600 km) · Apogee 28 May (405,300 km)
The planets
Rise/set for mid-month at The Briars.
| Planet | In | Mag | Rise | Transit | Set | Best |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mercury | Ari | −0.8 | 5:56am | 11:18am | 4:39pm | Hidden |
| Venus | Tau | −3.8 | 10:00am | 2:37pm | 7:14pm | Evening |
| Mars | Ari | 1.3 | 5:16am | 10:43am | 4:10pm | Morning |
| Jupiter | Psc | −1.9 | 3:49am | 9:38am | 3:27pm | Morning |
| Saturn | Ari | 0.2 | 6:05am | 11:25am | 4:45pm | Hidden |
| Uranus | Vir | 5.4 | 3:50pm | 10:22pm | 4:58am | Evening |
| Neptune | Tau | 7.9 | 8:42am | 1:35pm | 6:27pm | 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 94% Moon interferes badly this year.
The solar system — May 2058
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.