The Sky over the Mornington Peninsula — May 2075
Highlights this month
- 1WedJupiter is stationary — resumes direct (eastward) motion. (3:22pm)
- 3FriThe Moon passes Saturn — 0.7° apart. (4:32pm)
- 4SatMercury is stationary — begins retrograde (westward) motion. (2:21am)
- 6MonEta Aquariids meteor shower peaks (up to 50/hr). A bright 63% Moon interferes badly this year.
- 14TueMercury in inferior conjunction with the Sun — lost in the glare. (4:19pm)
- 23ThuThe Moon passes Jupiter — 3° apart. (7:45pm)
- 26SunMercury is stationary — resumes direct (eastward) motion. (11:06pm)
- 30ThuThe Moon passes Saturn — 0.8° apart. (11:36pm)
Sun & twilight
| Date | Sunrise | Sunset | Day length | Astro. dark begins | ends |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wed 1 | 7:01am | 5:32pm | 10h 31m | 7:02pm | 5:32am |
| Fri 10 | 7:10am | 5:23pm | 10h 13m | 6:53pm | 5:39am |
| Mon 20 | 7:18am | 5:14pm | 9h 56m | 6:47pm | 5:46am |
| Fri 31 | 7:27am | 5:08pm | 9h 42m | 6:42pm | 5:53am |
Days shorten by about 49 minutes over the month.
The Moon
- Full MoonWed 1, 4:45am
- Last QuarterTue 7, 8:02pm
- New MoonWed 15, 9:22am
- First QuarterThu 23, 2:01pm
- Full Moon SupermoonThu 30, 12:45pm
Perigee 3 May (362,200 km) · Apogee 18 May (405,900 km) · Perigee 31 May (358,000 km)
The planets
Rise/set for mid-month at The Briars.
| Planet | In | Mag | Rise | Transit | Set | Best |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mercury | Ari | 8.1 | 7:09am | 12:12pm | 5:15pm | Hidden |
| Venus | Ari | −3.7 | 5:31am | 10:57am | 4:24pm | Hidden |
| Mars | Ari | 1.3 | 6:03am | 11:19am | 4:35pm | Hidden |
| Jupiter | Leo | −1.9 | 1:48pm | 7:16pm | 12:47am | Evening |
| Saturn | Oph | −0.0 | 6:36pm | 1:53am | 9:06am | Morning |
| Uranus | Sgr | 5.7 | 8:29pm | 3:53am | 11:13am | Morning |
| Neptune | Gem | 7.9 | 11:22am | 4:13pm | 9:04pm | 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 63% Moon interferes badly this year.
The solar system — May 2075
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 20 August 2026.