The Sky over the Mornington Peninsula — May 2070
Highlights this month
- 6TueEta Aquariids meteor shower peaks (up to 50/hr). A thin 23% Moon leaves the sky dark.
- 8ThuThe Moon passes Venus — 3° apart. (2:25am)
- 8ThuThe Moon passes Jupiter — 2° apart. (2:09pm)
- 9FriThe Moon passes Mercury — 3° apart. (1:03am)
- 11SunMercury at greatest morning elongation (26° from the Sun, mag 0.4) — best morning apparition. (1:22pm)
- 15ThuVenus and Jupiter in conjunction — 0.7° apart. (11:55am)
- 21WedThe Moon passes Saturn — 4° apart. (5:44am)
Sun & twilight
| Date | Sunrise | Sunset | Day length | Astro. dark begins | ends |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thu 1 | 7:02am | 5:32pm | 10h 30m | 7:01pm | 5:32am |
| Sat 10 | 7:10am | 5:22pm | 10h 13m | 6:53pm | 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 QuarterSat 3, 11:16pm
- New MoonSat 10, 9:09pm
- First QuarterSat 17, 12:29pm
- Full MoonSun 25, 11:42am
Perigee 11 May (357,400 km) · Apogee 25 May (406,300 km)
The planets
Rise/set for mid-month at The Briars.
| Planet | In | Mag | Rise | Transit | Set | Best |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mercury | Ari | 0.2 | 5:01am | 10:39am | 4:16pm | Morning |
| Venus | Psc | −3.8 | 4:07am | 9:54am | 3:41pm | Morning |
| Mars | Gem | 1.5 | 11:50am | 4:36pm | 9:22pm | Evening |
| Jupiter | Psc | −1.9 | 4:09am | 9:53am | 3:37pm | Morning |
| Saturn | Vir | 0.5 | 3:29pm | 9:39pm | 3:54am | Evening |
| Uranus | Oph | 5.6 | 6:51pm | 2:17am | 9:38am | Morning |
| Neptune | Gem | 7.9 | 10:38am | 3:26pm | 8:13pm | 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 thin 23% Moon leaves the sky dark.
The solar system — May 2070
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 18 August 2026.