The Sky over the Mornington Peninsula — May 2092
Highlights this month
- 6TueEta Aquariids meteor shower peaks (up to 50/hr). A thin 0% Moon leaves the sky dark.
- 7WedNeptune is stationary — resumes direct (eastward) motion. (3:27am)
- 10SatMercury in superior conjunction with the Sun — lost in the glare. (11:12pm)
- 11SunThe Moon passes Saturn — 3° apart. (4:07am)
- 14WedVenus in inferior conjunction with the Sun — lost in the glare. (6:16am)
- 27TueThe Moon passes Jupiter — 0.1° apart. (4:50pm)
Sun & twilight
| Date | Sunrise | Sunset | Day length | Astro. dark begins | ends |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thu 1 | 7:02am | 5:31pm | 10h 29m | 7:01pm | 5:33am |
| Sat 10 | 7:10am | 5:22pm | 10h 11m | 6:53pm | 5:39am |
| Tue 20 | 7:19am | 5:14pm | 9h 55m | 6:46pm | 5:47am |
| Sat 31 | 7:27am | 5:08pm | 9h 41m | 6:42pm | 5:53am |
Days shorten by about 48 minutes over the month.
The Moon
- New MoonTue 6, 11:42pm
- First QuarterThu 15, 2:09am
- Full Moon SupermoonWed 21, 8:04pm
- Last QuarterWed 28, 1:51pm
Apogee 8 May (406,200 km) · Perigee 21 May (356,700 km)
The planets
Rise/set for mid-month at The Briars.
| Planet | In | Mag | Rise | Transit | Set | Best |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mercury | Tau | −1.9 | 7:45am | 12:38pm | 5:31pm | Hidden |
| Venus | Ari | −3.2 | 7:16am | 12:05pm | 4:54pm | Hidden |
| Mars | Ari | 1.3 | 6:49am | 11:54am | 4:59pm | Hidden |
| Jupiter | Cap | −2.1 | 11:48pm | 6:37am | 1:24pm | Morning |
| Saturn | Gem | −0.0 | 10:29am | 3:15pm | 8:00pm | Evening |
| Uranus | Psc | 5.9 | 2:08am | 8:21am | 2:34pm | Morning |
| Neptune | Leo | 7.9 | 1:21pm | 6:41pm | 12:05am | 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 thin 0% Moon leaves the sky dark.
The solar system — May 2092
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.