The Sky over the Mornington Peninsula — May 2095
Highlights this month
- 6FriEta Aquariids meteor shower peaks (up to 50/hr). A thin 7% Moon leaves the sky dark.
- 7SatThe Moon passes Venus — 2° apart. (9:40pm)
- 9MonMercury in inferior conjunction with the Sun — lost in the glare. (6:49am)
- 11WedThe Moon passes Saturn — 3° apart. (4:58am)
- 13FriJupiter in superior conjunction with the Sun — lost in the glare. (6:49pm)
- 14SatNeptune is stationary — resumes direct (eastward) motion. (5:02pm)
- 14SatVenus at greatest evening elongation (45° from the Sun, mag −4.3) — best evening apparition. (5:59pm)
- 20FriThe Moon passes Mars — 2° apart. (12:17pm)
- 21SatMercury is stationary — resumes direct (eastward) motion. (2:15pm)
- 26ThuMars at opposition — closest and brightest of the year, up all night in Scorpius (mag −2.1). (3:22pm)
Sun & twilight
| Date | Sunrise | Sunset | Day length | Astro. dark begins | ends |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sun 1 | 7:02am | 5:32pm | 10h 30m | 7:02pm | 5:32am |
| Tue 10 | 7:10am | 5:23pm | 10h 13m | 6:53pm | 5:39am |
| Fri 20 | 7:18am | 5:14pm | 9h 56m | 6:47pm | 5:46am |
| Tue 31 | 7:27am | 5:08pm | 9h 42m | 6:42pm | 5:53am |
Days shorten by about 49 minutes over the month.
The Moon
- New MoonWed 4, 11:09am
- First QuarterWed 11, 4:20pm
- Full MoonThu 19, 7:24pm
- Last QuarterFri 27, 3:25am
Perigee 2 May (360,300 km) · Apogee 14 May (405,500 km) · Perigee 30 May (365,400 km)
The planets
Rise/set for mid-month at The Briars.
| Planet | In | Mag | Rise | Transit | Set | Best |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mercury | Ari | 4.5 | 6:26am | 11:40am | 4:54pm | Hidden |
| Venus | Gem | −4.3 | 11:00am | 3:32pm | 8:04pm | Evening |
| Mars | Oph | −1.8 | 5:54pm | 1:18am | 8:36am | Morning |
| Jupiter | Ari | −1.9 | 7:08am | 12:12pm | 5:16pm | Hidden |
| Saturn | Cnc | 0.3 | 12:54pm | 6:00pm | 11:05pm | Evening |
| Uranus | Psc | 5.9 | 3:07am | 9:05am | 3:04pm | Morning |
| Neptune | Leo | 7.9 | 1:42pm | 7:09pm | 12:41am | 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 7% Moon leaves the sky dark.
The solar system — May 2095
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 31 August 2026.