The Sky over the Mornington Peninsula — May 2072
Highlights this month
- 2MonThe Moon passes Saturn — 1° apart. (4:43pm)
- 6FriEta Aquariids meteor shower peaks (up to 50/hr). A bright 84% Moon interferes badly this year.
- 15SunMercury in superior conjunction with the Sun — lost in the glare. (5:01am)
- 22SunVenus in superior conjunction with the Sun — lost in the glare. (8:58am)
- 23MonThe Moon passes Mars — 4° apart. (10:41pm)
- 29SunThe Moon passes Saturn — 1° apart. (9:24pm)
Sun & twilight
| Date | Sunrise | Sunset | Day length | Astro. dark begins | ends |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sun 1 | 7:02am | 5:31pm | 10h 29m | 7:01pm | 5:32am |
| Tue 10 | 7:10am | 5:22pm | 10h 12m | 6:53pm | 5:39am |
| Fri 20 | 7:19am | 5:14pm | 9h 55m | 6:46pm | 5:46am |
| Tue 31 | 7:27am | 5:08pm | 9h 41m | 6:42pm | 5:53am |
Days shorten by about 48 minutes over the month.
The Moon
- Full MoonMon 2, 9:31pm
- Last QuarterTue 10, 1:18pm
- New MoonWed 18, 10:28am
- First QuarterWed 25, 7:57am
Apogee 11 May (404,800 km) · Perigee 24 May (369,800 km)
The planets
Rise/set for mid-month at The Briars.
| Planet | In | Mag | Rise | Transit | Set | Best |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mercury | Tau | −2.3 | 7:17am | 12:17pm | 5:17pm | Hidden |
| Venus | Ari | −3.8 | 7:05am | 12:09pm | 5:13pm | Hidden |
| Mars | Cnc | 1.2 | 12:39pm | 5:38pm | 10:36pm | Evening |
| Jupiter | Tau | −1.8 | 8:42am | 1:31pm | 6:20pm | Hidden |
| Saturn | Lib | 0.1 | 4:33pm | 11:14pm | 5:59am | Evening |
| Uranus | Sgr | 5.6 | 7:26pm | 2:53am | 10:16am | Morning |
| Neptune | Gem | 7.9 | 10:54am | 3:42pm | 8:31pm | 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 84% Moon interferes badly this year.
The solar system — May 2072
Evening sky Morning sky Up much of the night Lost in the Sun’s glare
Open the full interactive orrery ↗ — fast-forward, pick any date, toggle the Moon and more.
Looking for an earlier month? Browse all past monthly guides →
Generated automatically from the MPAS sky engine on 19 August 2026.