The Sky over the Mornington Peninsula — May 2063
Highlights this month
- 2WedThe Moon passes Venus — 2° apart. (1:03pm)
- 3ThuThe Moon passes Saturn — 5° apart. (3:53pm)
- 4FriMercury is stationary — resumes direct (eastward) motion. (6:51am)
- 6SunEta Aquariids meteor shower peaks (up to 50/hr). A 57% Moon washes out fainter meteors for part of the night.
- 7MonThe Moon passes Jupiter — 0.3° apart. (3:09am)
- 11FriUranus at opposition — closest and brightest of the year, up all night in Libra (mag 5.4). (3:02am)
- 13SunThe Moon passes Mars — 5° apart. (4:27am)
- 15TueMars at opposition — closest and brightest of the year, up all night in Libra (mag −1.9). (8:26am)
- 18FriVenus and Saturn in conjunction — 3° apart. (6:30pm)
- 19SatMercury at greatest morning elongation (26° from the Sun, mag 0.5) — best morning apparition. (3:28pm)
- 24ThuVenus at greatest evening elongation (45° from the Sun, mag −4.3) — best evening apparition. (3:04am)
- 31ThuThe Moon passes Saturn — 4° apart. (3:17am)
- 31ThuThe Moon passes Venus — 0.7° apart. (9:35pm)
Sun & twilight
| Date | Sunrise | Sunset | Day length | Astro. dark begins | ends |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tue 1 | 7:01am | 5:32pm | 10h 31m | 7:02pm | 5:32am |
| Thu 10 | 7:09am | 5:23pm | 10h 13m | 6:54pm | 5:39am |
| Sun 20 | 7:18am | 5:14pm | 9h 56m | 6:47pm | 5:46am |
| Thu 31 | 7:27am | 5:08pm | 9h 42m | 6:42pm | 5:53am |
Days shorten by about 49 minutes over the month.
The Moon
- First QuarterSun 6, 1:25am
- Full MoonSat 12, 11:08pm
- Last QuarterSun 20, 7:16pm
- New MoonMon 28, 11:56am
Perigee 7 May (369,500 km) · Apogee 20 May (404,700 km)
The planets
Rise/set for mid-month at The Briars.
| Planet | In | Mag | Rise | Transit | Set | Best |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mercury | Ari | 0.7 | 5:05am | 10:42am | 4:18pm | Morning |
| Venus | Gem | −4.2 | 10:58am | 3:31pm | 8:03pm | Evening |
| Mars | Lib | −1.9 | 5:07pm | 12:18am | 7:23am | All night |
| Jupiter | Leo | −1.9 | 1:38pm | 7:00pm | 12:26am | Evening |
| Saturn | Gem | 0.0 | 10:55am | 3:42pm | 8:28pm | Evening |
| Uranus | Lib | 5.4 | 4:58pm | 12:01am | 7:00am | All night |
| Neptune | Tau | 7.9 | 9:33am | 2:22pm | 7:10pm | 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 57% Moon washes out fainter meteors for part of the night.
The solar system — May 2063
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.