The Sky over the Mornington Peninsula — May 2076
Highlights this month
- 1FriMars is stationary — resumes direct (eastward) motion. (4:24pm)
- 6WedEta Aquariids meteor shower peaks (up to 50/hr). A thin 10% Moon leaves the sky dark.
- 6WedMercury is stationary — resumes direct (eastward) motion. (12:04pm)
- 13WedThe Moon passes Mars — 4° apart. (11:18pm)
- 15FriThe Moon passes Jupiter — 4° apart. (3:11am)
- 18MonVenus in inferior conjunction with the Sun — lost in the glare. (9:53pm)
- 21ThuThe Moon passes Saturn — 1° apart. (5:55am)
- 21ThuMercury at greatest morning elongation (26° from the Sun, mag 0.5) — best morning apparition. (6:23pm)
- 31SunThe Moon passes Mercury — 0.5° apart. (4:37am)
Sun & twilight
| Date | Sunrise | Sunset | Day length | Astro. dark begins | ends |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fri 1 | 7:02am | 5:31pm | 10h 29m | 7:01pm | 5:32am |
| Sun 10 | 7:10am | 5:22pm | 10h 12m | 6:53pm | 5:39am |
| Wed 20 | 7:19am | 5:14pm | 9h 55m | 6:46pm | 5:46am |
| Sun 31 | 7:27am | 5:08pm | 9h 41m | 6:42pm | 5:53am |
Days shorten by about 48 minutes over the month.
The Moon
- New MoonSun 3, 2:53pm
- First QuarterMon 11, 12:55pm
- Full MoonTue 19, 3:45am
- Last QuarterMon 25, 9:53pm
Apogee 10 May (404,800 km) · Perigee 22 May (367,200 km)
The planets
Rise/set for mid-month at The Briars.
| Planet | In | Mag | Rise | Transit | Set | Best |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mercury | Ari | 0.9 | 5:10am | 10:45am | 4:20pm | Morning |
| Venus | Tau | −3.4 | 7:54am | 12:36pm | 5:17pm | Hidden |
| Mars | Leo | −0.2 | 2:26pm | 8:13pm | 2:03am | Evening |
| Jupiter | Vir | −2.1 | 3:01pm | 9:04pm | 3:12am | Evening |
| Saturn | Sgr | 0.1 | 7:20pm | 2:41am | 9:58am | Morning |
| Uranus | Sgr | 5.7 | 8:46pm | 4:09am | 11:27am | Morning |
| Neptune | Gem | 7.9 | 11:28am | 4:19pm | 9:11pm | 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 10% Moon leaves the sky dark.
The solar system — May 2076
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 21 August 2026.