The Sky over the Mornington Peninsula — May 2086
Highlights this month
- 2ThuMercury in superior conjunction with the Sun — lost in the glare. (5:50am)
- 6MonEta Aquariids meteor shower peaks (up to 50/hr). A 52% Moon washes out fainter meteors for part of the night.
- 20MonVenus and Saturn in conjunction — 0.4° apart. (10:46pm)
Sun & twilight
| Date | Sunrise | Sunset | Day length | Astro. dark begins | ends |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wed 1 | 7:02am | 5:32pm | 10h 30m | 7:01pm | 5:32am |
| Fri 10 | 7:10am | 5:22pm | 10h 12m | 6:53pm | 5:39am |
| Mon 20 | 7:18am | 5:14pm | 9h 56m | 6:46pm | 5:46am |
| Fri 31 | 7:27am | 5:08pm | 9h 41m | 6:42pm | 5:53am |
Days shorten by about 49 minutes over the month.
The Moon
- Last QuarterMon 6, 8:34pm
- New MoonMon 13, 11:44am
- First QuarterMon 20, 9:24pm
- Full MoonTue 28, 10:38pm
Perigee 11 May (363,000 km) · Apogee 22 May (405,100 km)
The planets
Rise/set for mid-month at The Briars.
| Planet | In | Mag | Rise | Transit | Set | Best |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mercury | Tau | −1.0 | 8:34am | 1:17pm | 6:00pm | Hidden |
| Venus | Psc | −3.8 | 4:12am | 9:57am | 3:43pm | Morning |
| Mars | Psc | 1.0 | 2:49am | 8:54am | 2:59pm | Morning |
| Jupiter | Cnc | −1.8 | 12:37pm | 5:39pm | 10:41pm | Evening |
| Saturn | Psc | 0.5 | 4:41am | 10:20am | 3:59pm | Morning |
| Uranus | Aqr | 5.9 | 12:15am | 6:56am | 1:37pm | Morning |
| Neptune | Cnc | 7.9 | 12:44pm | 5:51pm | 10:59pm | 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 52% Moon washes out fainter meteors for part of the night.
The solar system — May 2086
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 27 August 2026.