The Sky over the Mornington Peninsula — May 2079
Highlights this month
- 5FriThe Moon passes Venus — 2° apart. (1:29am)
- 5FriJupiter is stationary — begins retrograde (westward) motion. (1:38am)
- 6SatUranus is stationary — begins retrograde (westward) motion. (7:08am)
- 6SatEta Aquariids meteor shower peaks (up to 50/hr). A 30% Moon washes out fainter meteors for part of the night.
- 9TueMercury in superior conjunction with the Sun — lost in the glare. (5:48am)
- 14SunSaturn is stationary — begins retrograde (westward) motion. (4:47am)
- 19FriVenus at greatest evening elongation (45° from the Sun, mag −4.3) — best evening apparition. (10:29am)
Sun & twilight
| Date | Sunrise | Sunset | Day length | Astro. dark begins | ends |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mon 1 | 7:01am | 5:32pm | 10h 31m | 7:02pm | 5:32am |
| Wed 10 | 7:10am | 5:23pm | 10h 13m | 6:53pm | 5:39am |
| Sat 20 | 7:18am | 5:14pm | 9h 56m | 6:47pm | 5:46am |
| Wed 31 | 7:27am | 5:08pm | 9h 42m | 6:42pm | 5:53am |
Days shorten by about 49 minutes over the month.
The Moon
- New MoonMon 1, 8:59pm
- First QuarterMon 8, 11:36am
- Full MoonTue 16, 7:02am
- Last QuarterWed 24, 9:21am
- New MoonWed 31, 4:42am
Perigee 2 May (359,000 km) · Apogee 18 May (406,200 km) · Perigee 31 May (356,700 km)
The planets
Rise/set for mid-month at The Briars.
| Planet | In | Mag | Rise | Transit | Set | Best |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mercury | Tau | −1.7 | 7:55am | 12:46pm | 5:38pm | Hidden |
| Venus | Gem | −4.3 | 10:59am | 3:32pm | 8:04pm | Evening |
| Mars | Tau | 1.6 | 8:28am | 1:16pm | 6:03pm | Hidden |
| Jupiter | Sgr | −2.2 | 8:43pm | 4:05am | 11:22am | Morning |
| Saturn | Cap | 0.4 | 10:04pm | 5:15am | 12:21pm | Morning |
| Uranus | Cap | 5.8 | 9:51pm | 5:05am | 12:15pm | Morning |
| Neptune | Cnc | 7.9 | 11:54am | 4:50pm | 9:45pm | 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 30% Moon washes out fainter meteors for part of the night.
The solar system — May 2079
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 23 August 2026.