The Sky over the Mornington Peninsula — May 2093
Highlights this month
- 2SatThe Moon passes Saturn — 0.9° apart. (1:05am)
- 6WedEta Aquariids meteor shower peaks (up to 50/hr). A bright 74% Moon interferes badly this year.
- 8FriThe Moon passes Mars — 4° apart. (8:09pm)
- 9SatNeptune is stationary — resumes direct (eastward) motion. (3:58pm)
- 20WedThe Moon passes Jupiter — 3° apart. (8:21am)
- 23SatMars is stationary — resumes direct (eastward) motion. (8:59pm)
- 24SunMercury at greatest evening elongation (23° from the Sun, mag 0.4) — best evening apparition. (2:36am)
- 29FriThe Moon passes Saturn — 0.5° apart. (1:18pm)
Sun & twilight
| Date | Sunrise | Sunset | Day length | Astro. dark begins | ends |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fri 1 | 7:02am | 5:31pm | 10h 29m | 7:01pm | 5:32am |
| Sun 10 | 7:10am | 5:22pm | 10h 12m | 6:53pm | 5:39am |
| Wed 20 | 7:19am | 5:14pm | 9h 55m | 6:46pm | 5:46am |
| Sun 31 | 7:27am | 5:08pm | 9h 41m | 6:42pm | 5:53am |
Days shorten by about 48 minutes over the month.
The Moon
- First QuarterMon 4, 4:39am
- Full MoonMon 11, 12:26pm
- Last QuarterMon 18, 3:50am
- New MoonMon 25, 4:07pm
Apogee 1 May (405,200 km) · Perigee 13 May (362,700 km) · Apogee 29 May (405,800 km)
The planets
Rise/set for mid-month at The Briars.
| Planet | In | Mag | Rise | Transit | Set | Best |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mercury | Tau | −0.4 | 9:01am | 1:39pm | 6:17pm | Hidden |
| Venus | Tau | −3.7 | 8:48am | 1:33pm | 6:19pm | Hidden |
| Mars | Vir | −0.9 | 3:16pm | 9:31pm | 3:50am | Evening |
| Jupiter | Psc | −2.0 | 2:25am | 8:35am | 2:44pm | Morning |
| Saturn | Gem | 0.1 | 11:22am | 4:10pm | 8:58pm | Evening |
| Uranus | Psc | 5.9 | 2:28am | 8:36am | 2:44pm | Morning |
| Neptune | Leo | 7.9 | 1:28pm | 6:50pm | 12:17am | 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 74% Moon interferes badly this year.
The solar system — May 2093
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 30 August 2026.