The Sky over the Mornington Peninsula — May 2059
Highlights this month
- 6TueEta Aquariids meteor shower peaks (up to 50/hr). A 36% Moon washes out fainter meteors for part of the night.
- 10SatThe Moon passes Venus — 1° apart. (12:05pm)
- 13TueMercury in superior conjunction with the Sun — lost in the glare. (11:45am)
- 13TueSaturn in superior conjunction with the Sun — lost in the glare. (11:35pm)
- 20TueThe Moon passes Mars — 4° apart. (1:38pm)
Sun & twilight
| Date | Sunrise | Sunset | Day length | Astro. dark begins | ends |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thu 1 | 7:01am | 5:32pm | 10h 31m | 7:02pm | 5:32am |
| Sat 10 | 7:09am | 5:23pm | 10h 13m | 6:54pm | 5:39am |
| Tue 20 | 7:18am | 5:14pm | 9h 56m | 6:47pm | 5:46am |
| Sat 31 | 7:27am | 5:08pm | 9h 42m | 6:42pm | 5:53am |
Days shorten by about 49 minutes over the month.
The Moon
- Last QuarterMon 5, 11:36am
- New MoonMon 12, 5:18am
- First QuarterMon 19, 8:24pm
- Full MoonTue 27, 6:07pm
Perigee 8 May (366,600 km) · Apogee 20 May (404,800 km)
The planets
Rise/set for mid-month at The Briars.
| Planet | In | Mag | Rise | Transit | Set | Best |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mercury | Tau | −2.1 | 7:27am | 12:25pm | 5:23pm | Hidden |
| Venus | Ari | −3.7 | 5:25am | 10:53am | 4:21pm | Hidden |
| Mars | Leo | 0.4 | 1:52pm | 7:18pm | 12:48am | Evening |
| Jupiter | Ari | −1.9 | 6:10am | 11:26am | 4:42pm | Hidden |
| Saturn | Ari | 0.0 | 7:05am | 12:13pm | 5:21pm | Hidden |
| Uranus | Vir | 5.4 | 4:04pm | 10:41pm | 5:23am | Evening |
| Neptune | Tau | 7.9 | 8:53am | 1:45pm | 6:36pm | 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 36% Moon washes out fainter meteors for part of the night.
The solar system — May 2059
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.