The Sky over the Mornington Peninsula — May 2083
Highlights this month
- 3MonMercury and Venus in conjunction — 0.7° apart. (9:43pm)
- 6ThuEta Aquariids meteor shower peaks (up to 50/hr). A bright 76% Moon interferes badly this year.
- 8SatJupiter in superior conjunction with the Sun — lost in the glare. (2:20pm)
- 11TueThe Moon passes Saturn — 5° apart. (2:33pm)
- 14FriMercury at greatest morning elongation (26° from the Sun, mag 0.4) — best morning apparition. (3:59pm)
- 20ThuThe Moon passes Mars — 1° apart. (7:24pm)
- 22SatUranus is stationary — begins retrograde (westward) motion. (11:53pm)
Sun & twilight
| Date | Sunrise | Sunset | Day length | Astro. dark begins | ends |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sat 1 | 7:01am | 5:32pm | 10h 31m | 7:02pm | 5:32am |
| Mon 10 | 7:10am | 5:23pm | 10h 13m | 6:53pm | 5:39am |
| Thu 20 | 7:18am | 5:14pm | 9h 56m | 6:47pm | 5:46am |
| Mon 31 | 7:27am | 5:08pm | 9h 42m | 6:42pm | 5:53am |
Days shorten by about 49 minutes over the month.
The Moon
- Full Moon SupermoonSun 2, 12:32pm
- Last QuarterSun 9, 4:34am
- New MoonMon 17, 4:15am
- First QuarterTue 25, 4:14am
- Full Moon SupermoonMon 31, 7:44pm
Perigee 2 May (357,100 km) · Apogee 17 May (406,300 km) · Perigee 31 May (357,000 km)
The planets
Rise/set for mid-month at The Briars.
| Planet | In | Mag | Rise | Transit | Set | Best |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mercury | Psc | 0.4 | 5:01am | 10:38am | 4:16pm | Morning |
| Venus | Ari | −3.7 | 5:34am | 11:00am | 4:25pm | Hidden |
| Mars | Gem | 1.7 | 10:35am | 3:14pm | 7:52pm | Evening |
| Jupiter | Ari | −1.9 | 6:49am | 11:57am | 5:04pm | Hidden |
| Saturn | Aqr | 1.1 | 1:53am | 8:13am | 2:34pm | Morning |
| Uranus | Cap | 5.8 | 11:12pm | 6:11am | 1:06pm | Morning |
| Neptune | Cnc | 7.9 | 12:24pm | 5:26pm | 10:27pm | 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 76% Moon interferes badly this year.
The solar system — May 2083
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 26 August 2026.