The Sky over the Mornington Peninsula — May 2064
Highlights this month
- 6TueEta Aquariids meteor shower peaks (up to 50/hr). A bright 69% Moon interferes badly this year.
- 15ThuUranus at opposition — closest and brightest of the year, up all night in Libra (mag 5.5). (2:37am)
- 21WedThe Moon passes Saturn — 2° apart. (10:20am)
- 24SatVenus in superior conjunction with the Sun — lost in the glare. (3:56pm)
- 26MonThe Moon passes Jupiter — 5° apart. (1:24am)
- 27TueJupiter is stationary — resumes direct (eastward) motion. (6:35pm)
Sun & twilight
| Date | Sunrise | Sunset | Day length | Astro. dark begins | ends |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thu 1 | 7:02am | 5:31pm | 10h 29m | 7:01pm | 5:32am |
| Sat 10 | 7:10am | 5:22pm | 10h 12m | 6:53pm | 5:39am |
| Tue 20 | 7:19am | 5:14pm | 9h 55m | 6:46pm | 5:46am |
| Sat 31 | 7:27am | 5:08pm | 9h 41m | 6:42pm | 5:53am |
Days shorten by about 48 minutes over the month.
The Moon
- Full MoonThu 1, 12:04pm
- Last QuarterThu 8, 4:22pm
- New MoonFri 16, 8:02pm
- First QuarterSat 24, 4:18am
- Full MoonFri 30, 8:33pm
Apogee 11 May (405,500 km) · Perigee 27 May (365,200 km)
The planets
Rise/set for mid-month at The Briars.
| Planet | In | Mag | Rise | Transit | Set | Best |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mercury | Ari | −0.3 | 5:21am | 10:52am | 4:23pm | Morning |
| Venus | Ari | −3.8 | 7:02am | 12:07pm | 5:11pm | Hidden |
| Mars | Tau | 1.6 | 8:54am | 1:38pm | 6:22pm | Hidden |
| Jupiter | Vir | −2.0 | 2:50pm | 8:49pm | 2:51am | Evening |
| Saturn | Gem | 0.1 | 11:43am | 4:34pm | 9:24pm | Evening |
| Uranus | Lib | 5.5 | 5:09pm | 12:17am | 7:21am | All night |
| Neptune | Tau | 7.9 | 9:40am | 2:28pm | 7:16pm | Evening |
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 69% Moon interferes badly this year.
The solar system — May 2064
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 16 August 2026.