The Sky over the Mornington Peninsula — May 2091
Highlights this month
- 5SatNeptune is stationary — resumes direct (eastward) motion. (2:58pm)
- 5SatMercury and Venus in conjunction — 1° apart. (6:26pm)
- 6SunEta Aquariids meteor shower peaks (up to 50/hr). A bright 88% Moon interferes badly this year.
- 8TueThe Moon passes Jupiter — 4° apart. (3:27pm)
- 10ThuJupiter is stationary — begins retrograde (westward) motion. (2:03am)
- 27SunThe Moon passes Mars — 0.6° apart. (4:56am)
- 27SunMercury in superior conjunction with the Sun — lost in the glare. (1:38pm)
Sun & twilight
| Date | Sunrise | Sunset | Day length | Astro. dark begins | ends |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tue 1 | 7:02am | 5:32pm | 10h 31m | 7:02pm | 5:32am |
| Thu 10 | 7:10am | 5:23pm | 10h 13m | 6:53pm | 5:39am |
| Sun 20 | 7:18am | 5:14pm | 9h 56m | 6:47pm | 5:46am |
| Thu 31 | 7:27am | 5:08pm | 9h 42m | 6:42pm | 5:53am |
Days shorten by about 49 minutes over the month.
The Moon
- Full Moon SupermoonThu 3, 7:43pm
- Last QuarterThu 10, 6:41pm
- New MoonFri 18, 11:14pm
- First QuarterSat 26, 12:46pm
Perigee 2 May (357,800 km) · Apogee 15 May (405,900 km) · Perigee 31 May (361,700 km)
The planets
Rise/set for mid-month at The Briars.
| Planet | In | Mag | Rise | Transit | Set | Best |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mercury | Ari | −1.0 | 6:03am | 11:23am | 4:43pm | Hidden |
| Venus | Ari | −3.7 | 5:37am | 11:02am | 4:26pm | Hidden |
| Mars | Leo | 0.2 | 2:04pm | 7:38pm | 1:14am | Evening |
| Jupiter | Sgr | −2.2 | 9:06pm | 4:25am | 11:40am | Morning |
| Saturn | Tau | −0.0 | 9:36am | 2:23pm | 7:10pm | Hidden |
| Uranus | Aqr | 5.9 | 1:52am | 8:10am | 2:27pm | Morning |
| Neptune | Leo | 7.9 | 1:17pm | 6:35pm | 11:53pm | 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 88% Moon interferes badly this year.
The solar system — May 2091
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.