The Sky over the Mornington Peninsula — May 2094
Highlights this month
- 6ThuMercury at greatest evening elongation (21° from the Sun, mag 0.3) — best evening apparition. (1:20am)
- 6ThuEta Aquariids meteor shower peaks (up to 50/hr). A bright 65% Moon interferes badly this year.
- 12WedThe Moon passes Venus — 3° apart. (2:01am)
- 12WedNeptune is stationary — resumes direct (eastward) motion. (4:30am)
- 12WedThe Moon passes Jupiter — 4° apart. (7:11pm)
- 18TueMercury is stationary — begins retrograde (westward) motion. (3:03am)
- 20ThuThe Moon passes Saturn — 2° apart. (8:33am)
- 22SatVenus and Jupiter in conjunction — 0.8° apart. (7:26am)
- 29SatMercury in inferior conjunction with the Sun — lost in the glare. (7:18am)
Sun & twilight
| Date | Sunrise | Sunset | Day length | Astro. dark begins | ends |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sat 1 | 7:02am | 5:32pm | 10h 30m | 7:01pm | 5:32am |
| Mon 10 | 7:10am | 5:22pm | 10h 12m | 6:53pm | 5:39am |
| Thu 20 | 7:19am | 5:14pm | 9h 56m | 6:46pm | 5:46am |
| Mon 31 | 7:27am | 5:08pm | 9h 41m | 6:42pm | 5:53am |
Days shorten by about 49 minutes over the month.
The Moon
- Full MoonSat 1, 12:01am
- Last QuarterSat 8, 12:52am
- New MoonFri 14, 10:11pm
- First QuarterSat 22, 7:21pm
- Full MoonSun 30, 11:04am
Perigee 9 May (369,600 km) · Apogee 22 May (404,700 km)
The planets
Rise/set for mid-month at The Briars.
| Planet | In | Mag | Rise | Transit | Set | Best |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mercury | Tau | 1.9 | 8:47am | 1:28pm | 6:09pm | Hidden |
| Venus | Psc | −3.8 | 4:14am | 9:59am | 3:44pm | Morning |
| Mars | Tau | 1.5 | 8:01am | 12:53pm | 5:44pm | Hidden |
| Jupiter | Psc | −1.9 | 4:49am | 10:23am | 3:57pm | Morning |
| Saturn | Cnc | 0.1 | 12:10pm | 5:05pm | 10:01pm | Evening |
| Uranus | Psc | 5.9 | 2:47am | 8:51am | 2:54pm | Morning |
| Neptune | Leo | 7.9 | 1:35pm | 7:00pm | 12:29am | 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 65% Moon interferes badly this year.
The solar system — May 2094
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.