The Sky over the Mornington Peninsula — May 2096
Highlights this month
- 1TueThe Moon passes Saturn — 4° apart. (6:37am)
- 1TueMercury is stationary — resumes direct (eastward) motion. (8:38am)
- 6SunEta Aquariids meteor shower peaks (up to 50/hr). A bright 99% Moon interferes badly this year.
- 15TueVenus in superior conjunction with the Sun — lost in the glare. (11:24am)
- 16WedNeptune is stationary — resumes direct (eastward) motion. (5:36am)
- 16WedMercury at greatest morning elongation (26° from the Sun, mag 0.4) — best morning apparition. (6:42pm)
- 20SunThe Moon passes Mercury — 1.0° apart. (4:31pm)
- 28MonThe Moon passes Saturn — 4° apart. (3:05pm)
Sun & twilight
| Date | Sunrise | Sunset | Day length | Astro. dark begins | ends |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tue 1 | 7:02am | 5:31pm | 10h 29m | 7:01pm | 5:33am |
| Thu 10 | 7:10am | 5:22pm | 10h 11m | 6:53pm | 5:39am |
| Sun 20 | 7:19am | 5:14pm | 9h 55m | 6:46pm | 5:47am |
| Thu 31 | 7:27am | 5:08pm | 9h 41m | 6:42pm | 5:53am |
Days shorten by about 48 minutes over the month.
The Moon
- Full MoonMon 7, 9:08pm
- Last QuarterTue 15, 8:05pm
- New MoonTue 22, 11:39am
- First QuarterTue 29, 9:08am
Apogee 7 May (406,300 km) · Perigee 21 May (357,200 km)
The planets
Rise/set for mid-month at The Briars.
| Planet | In | Mag | Rise | Transit | Set | Best |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mercury | Ari | 0.5 | 5:02am | 10:39am | 4:16pm | Morning |
| Venus | Tau | −3.8 | 7:15am | 12:17pm | 5:19pm | Hidden |
| Mars | Tau | 1.6 | 9:09am | 1:51pm | 6:33pm | Hidden |
| Jupiter | Tau | −1.8 | 9:18am | 2:03pm | 6:48pm | Hidden |
| Saturn | Leo | 0.4 | 1:30pm | 6:48pm | 12:11am | Evening |
| Uranus | Psc | 5.9 | 3:23am | 9:17am | 3:10pm | Morning |
| Neptune | Leo | 7.9 | 1:45pm | 7:15pm | 12:48am | 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 99% Moon interferes badly this year.
The solar system — May 2096
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.