The Sky over the Mornington Peninsula — May 2077
Highlights this month
- 3MonMercury at greatest morning elongation (27° from the Sun, mag 0.4) — best morning apparition. (12:18pm)
- 6ThuEta Aquariids meteor shower peaks (up to 50/hr). A bright 97% Moon interferes badly this year.
- 7FriThe Moon passes Jupiter — 1° apart. (6:18pm)
- 12WedThe Moon passes Saturn — 4° apart. (1:29pm)
- 16SunMars in superior conjunction with the Sun — lost in the glare. (7:08am)
Sun & twilight
| Date | Sunrise | Sunset | Day length | Astro. dark begins | ends |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sat 1 | 7:02am | 5:32pm | 10h 30m | 7:01pm | 5:32am |
| Mon 10 | 7:10am | 5:22pm | 10h 12m | 6:53pm | 5:39am |
| Thu 20 | 7:19am | 5:14pm | 9h 55m | 6:46pm | 5:46am |
| Mon 31 | 7:27am | 5:08pm | 9h 41m | 6:42pm | 5:53am |
Days shorten by about 49 minutes over the month.
The Moon
- Full MoonSat 8, 12:26pm
- Last QuarterSat 15, 7:34pm
- New MoonSat 22, 12:42pm
- First QuarterSun 30, 2:47am
Apogee 3 May (405,400 km) · Perigee 19 May (366,000 km) · Apogee 31 May (404,800 km)
The planets
Rise/set for mid-month at The Briars.
| Planet | In | Mag | Rise | Transit | Set | Best |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mercury | Ari | −0.1 | 5:13am | 10:47am | 4:20pm | Morning |
| Venus | Tau | −3.7 | 8:41am | 1:28pm | 6:14pm | Hidden |
| Mars | Tau | 1.3 | 7:17am | 12:17pm | 5:16pm | Hidden |
| Jupiter | Vir | −2.3 | 4:24pm | 11:07pm | 5:55am | Evening |
| Saturn | Sgr | 0.2 | 8:12pm | 3:34am | 10:51am | Morning |
| Uranus | Sgr | 5.7 | 9:08pm | 4:28am | 11:44am | Morning |
| Neptune | Gem | 7.9 | 11:37am | 4:30pm | 9:22pm | 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 97% Moon interferes badly this year.
The solar system — May 2077
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.