The Sky over the Mornington Peninsula — May 2067
Highlights this month
- 4WedThe Moon passes Jupiter — 2° apart. (7:13am)
- 6FriEta Aquariids meteor shower peaks (up to 50/hr). A 49% Moon washes out fainter meteors for part of the night.
- 6FriSaturn is stationary — resumes direct (eastward) motion. (3:55pm)
- 18WedMercury at greatest evening elongation (22° from the Sun, mag 0.4) — best evening apparition. (9:45pm)
- 29SunUranus at opposition — closest and brightest of the year, up all night in Ophiuchus (mag 5.5). (10:18pm)
- 31TueThe Moon passes Jupiter — 2° apart. (12:12pm)
- 31TueMercury is stationary — begins retrograde (westward) motion. (6:00pm)
Sun & twilight
| Date | Sunrise | Sunset | Day length | Astro. dark begins | ends |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sun 1 | 7:01am | 5:32pm | 10h 31m | 7:02pm | 5:32am |
| Tue 10 | 7:10am | 5:23pm | 10h 13m | 6:54pm | 5:39am |
| Fri 20 | 7:18am | 5:14pm | 9h 56m | 6:47pm | 5:46am |
| Tue 31 | 7:27am | 5:08pm | 9h 42m | 6:42pm | 5:53am |
Days shorten by about 49 minutes over the month.
The Moon
- Last QuarterFri 6, 3:20pm
- New MoonFri 13, 5:22pm
- First QuarterSat 21, 6:31pm
- Full MoonSun 29, 4:46am
Perigee 4 May (369,200 km) · Apogee 19 May (405,000 km) · Perigee 31 May (364,200 km)
The planets
Rise/set for mid-month at The Briars.
| Planet | In | Mag | Rise | Transit | Set | Best |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mercury | Tau | 0.0 | 9:09am | 1:46pm | 6:23pm | Hidden |
| Venus | Ari | −3.7 | 5:28am | 10:55am | 4:22pm | Hidden |
| Mars | Cap | 0.1 | 11:57pm | 6:47am | 1:37pm | Morning |
| Jupiter | Sgr | −2.3 | 8:20pm | 3:43am | 11:02am | Morning |
| Saturn | Leo | 0.5 | 1:49pm | 7:14pm | 12:42am | Evening |
| Uranus | Oph | 5.5 | 5:59pm | 1:19am | 8:34am | Morning |
| Neptune | Gem | 7.9 | 10:12am | 2:59pm | 7:46pm | 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 49% Moon washes out fainter meteors for part of the night.
The solar system — May 2067
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 17 August 2026.