The Sky over the Mornington Peninsula — May 2090
Highlights this month
- 3WedNeptune is stationary — resumes direct (eastward) motion. (2:31am)
- 6SatEta Aquariids meteor shower peaks (up to 50/hr). A 42% Moon washes out fainter meteors for part of the night.
- 6SatMercury at greatest morning elongation (27° from the Sun, mag 0.4) — best morning apparition. (2:32pm)
- 15MonThe Moon passes Jupiter — 4° apart. (10:37pm)
- 27SatThe Moon passes Mars — 3° apart. (7:43pm)
Sun & twilight
| Date | Sunrise | Sunset | Day length | Astro. dark begins | ends |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mon 1 | 7:02am | 5:32pm | 10h 30m | 7:01pm | 5:32am |
| Wed 10 | 7:10am | 5:22pm | 10h 12m | 6:53pm | 5:39am |
| Sat 20 | 7:19am | 5:14pm | 9h 56m | 6:46pm | 5:46am |
| Wed 31 | 7:27am | 5:08pm | 9h 41m | 6:42pm | 5:53am |
Days shorten by about 49 minutes over the month.
The Moon
- First QuarterSun 7, 10:46am
- Full MoonSun 14, 4:58am
- Last QuarterSun 21, 7:44pm
- New MoonMon 29, 5:39pm
Perigee 10 May (366,700 km) · Apogee 22 May (404,800 km)
The planets
Rise/set for mid-month at The Briars.
| Planet | In | Mag | Rise | Transit | Set | Best |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mercury | Ari | 0.0 | 5:07am | 10:43am | 4:18pm | Morning |
| Venus | Tau | −3.8 | 10:10am | 2:47pm | 7:23pm | Evening |
| Mars | Ari | 1.3 | 5:33am | 10:56am | 4:19pm | Hidden |
| Jupiter | Oph | −2.3 | 6:33pm | 1:54am | 9:11am | Morning |
| Saturn | Tau | −0.0 | 8:37am | 1:30pm | 6:23pm | Hidden |
| Uranus | Aqr | 5.9 | 1:32am | 7:54am | 2:17pm | Morning |
| Neptune | Leo | 7.9 | 1:10pm | 6:26pm | 11:42pm | 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 42% Moon washes out fainter meteors for part of the night.
The solar system — May 2090
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 29 August 2026.