The Sky over the Mornington Peninsula — May 2097
Highlights this month
- 3FriThe Moon passes Mars — 4° apart. (2:36pm)
- 6MonEta Aquariids meteor shower peaks (up to 50/hr). A 34% Moon washes out fainter meteors for part of the night.
- 8WedThe Moon passes Venus — 3° apart. (6:38pm)
- 10FriThe Moon passes Mercury — 1° apart. (10:41am)
- 10FriVenus at greatest morning elongation (46° from the Sun, mag −4.3) — best morning apparition. (11:11pm)
- 13MonSaturn is stationary — resumes direct (eastward) motion. (10:42pm)
- 15WedThe Moon passes Jupiter — 4° apart. (9:36pm)
- 18SatNeptune is stationary — resumes direct (eastward) motion. (6:10pm)
- 19SunThe Moon passes Saturn — 3° apart. (7:28pm)
- 31FriThe Moon passes Mars — 2° apart. (8:23pm)
Sun & twilight
| Date | Sunrise | Sunset | Day length | Astro. dark begins | ends |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wed 1 | 7:02am | 5:31pm | 10h 29m | 7:01pm | 5:32am |
| Fri 10 | 7:10am | 5:22pm | 10h 12m | 6:53pm | 5:39am |
| Mon 20 | 7:19am | 5:14pm | 9h 55m | 6:46pm | 5:46am |
| Fri 31 | 7:27am | 5:08pm | 9h 41m | 6:42pm | 5:53am |
Days shorten by about 48 minutes over the month.
The Moon
- Last QuarterSun 5, 2:14am
- New MoonSun 12, 4:44am
- First QuarterSat 18, 7:13pm
- Full MoonSun 26, 1:41pm
Apogee 1 May (405,600 km) · Perigee 13 May (359,500 km) · Apogee 28 May (406,200 km)
The planets
Rise/set for mid-month at The Briars.
| Planet | In | Mag | Rise | Transit | Set | Best |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mercury | Ari | −0.3 | 5:26am | 10:56am | 4:26pm | Hidden |
| Venus | Psc | −4.3 | 3:25am | 9:21am | 3:16pm | Morning |
| Mars | Cap | −0.7 | 9:49pm | 5:07am | 12:22pm | Morning |
| Jupiter | Gem | −1.7 | 11:14am | 4:00pm | 8:46pm | Evening |
| Saturn | Leo | 0.6 | 2:07pm | 7:40pm | 1:17am | Evening |
| Uranus | Psc | 5.9 | 3:43am | 9:31am | 3:20pm | Morning |
| Neptune | Leo | 7.9 | 1:52pm | 7:24pm | 1:00am | 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 34% Moon washes out fainter meteors for part of the night.
The solar system — May 2097
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.