The Sky over the Mornington Peninsula — May 2062
Highlights this month
- 6SatUranus at opposition — closest and brightest of the year, up all night in Libra (mag 5.4). (3:04am)
- 6SatEta Aquariids meteor shower peaks (up to 50/hr). A thin 10% Moon leaves the sky dark.
- 6SatThe Moon passes Venus — 2° apart. (12:15pm)
- 11ThuMercury in inferior conjunction with the Sun — lost in the glare. (7:59am)
- 14SunThe Moon passes Jupiter — 4° apart. (2:07pm)
- 23TueMercury is stationary — resumes direct (eastward) motion. (3:00pm)
Sun & twilight
| Date | Sunrise | Sunset | Day length | Astro. dark begins | ends |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mon 1 | 7:02am | 5:32pm | 10h 30m | 7:02pm | 5:32am |
| Wed 10 | 7:10am | 5:23pm | 10h 13m | 6:53pm | 5:39am |
| Sat 20 | 7:18am | 5:14pm | 9h 56m | 6:47pm | 5:46am |
| Wed 31 | 7:27am | 5:08pm | 9h 42m | 6:42pm | 5:53am |
Days shorten by about 49 minutes over the month.
The Moon
- Last QuarterTue 2, 4:31am
- New MoonTue 9, 1:27pm
- First QuarterTue 16, 4:20am
- Full MoonTue 23, 5:04pm
- Last QuarterWed 31, 8:43pm
Perigee 11 May (362,900 km) · Apogee 27 May (405,800 km)
The planets
Rise/set for mid-month at The Briars.
| Planet | In | Mag | Rise | Transit | Set | Best |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mercury | Ari | 5.7 | 6:42am | 11:52am | 5:02pm | Hidden |
| Venus | Psc | −3.8 | 4:04am | 9:52am | 3:40pm | Morning |
| Mars | Tau | 1.4 | 7:45am | 12:40pm | 5:34pm | Hidden |
| Jupiter | Cnc | −1.7 | 12:12pm | 5:07pm | 10:03pm | Evening |
| Saturn | Tau | −0.0 | 10:00am | 2:46pm | 7:32pm | Evening |
| Uranus | Lib | 5.4 | 4:42pm | 11:36pm | 6:35am | Evening |
| Neptune | Tau | 7.9 | 9:23am | 2:11pm | 7:00pm | 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 10% Moon leaves the sky dark.
The solar system — May 2062
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 August 2026.