The Sky over the Mornington Peninsula — May 2088
Highlights this month
- 3MonThe Moon passes Jupiter — 4° apart. (5:14am)
- 6ThuMercury is stationary — begins retrograde (westward) motion. (8:41am)
- 6ThuEta Aquariids meteor shower peaks (up to 50/hr). A bright 100% Moon interferes badly this year.
- 6ThuSaturn in superior conjunction with the Sun — lost in the glare. (7:23pm)
- 17MonMercury in inferior conjunction with the Sun — lost in the glare. (1:00am)
- 17MonVenus in superior conjunction with the Sun — lost in the glare. (6:43pm)
- 18TueThe Moon passes Mars — 2° apart. (1:08pm)
- 29SatMercury is stationary — resumes direct (eastward) motion. (7:28am)
- 30SunThe Moon passes Jupiter — 4° apart. (7:53am)
Sun & twilight
| Date | Sunrise | Sunset | Day length | Astro. dark begins | ends |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sat 1 | 7:02am | 5:31pm | 10h 29m | 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 | 5:47am |
| Mon 31 | 7:27am | 5:08pm | 9h 41m | 6:42pm | 5:53am |
Days shorten by about 48 minutes over the month.
The Moon
- Full MoonThu 6, 2:29am
- Last QuarterFri 14, 6:14am
- New MoonFri 21, 4:51am
- First QuarterThu 27, 7:51pm
Apogee 9 May (406,000 km) · Perigee 21 May (357,700 km)
The planets
Rise/set for mid-month at The Briars.
| Planet | In | Mag | Rise | Transit | Set | Best |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mercury | Tau | 7.6 | 7:29am | 12:27pm | 5:24pm | Hidden |
| Venus | Tau | −3.8 | 7:11am | 12:14pm | 5:17pm | Hidden |
| Mars | Psc | 1.2 | 4:14am | 9:56am | 3:38pm | Morning |
| Jupiter | Vir | −2.1 | 3:11pm | 9:21pm | 3:34am | Evening |
| Saturn | Ari | 0.1 | 6:36am | 11:49am | 5:02pm | Hidden |
| Uranus | Aqr | 5.9 | 12:52am | 7:24am | 1:56pm | Morning |
| Neptune | Leo | 7.9 | 12:55pm | 6:07pm | 11:18pm | 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 100% Moon interferes badly this year.
The solar system — May 2088
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 28 August 2026.