The Sky over the Mornington Peninsula — May 2098
Highlights this month
- 4SunThe Moon passes Mars — 3° apart. (7:10pm)
- 6TueEta Aquariids meteor shower peaks (up to 50/hr). A 29% Moon washes out fainter meteors for part of the night.
- 8ThuThe Moon passes Jupiter — 4° apart. (7:24am)
- 11SunThe Moon passes Saturn — 0.1° apart. (5:30am)
- 16FriVenus and Mars in conjunction — 0.7° apart. (5:15am)
- 20TueMercury in superior conjunction with the Sun — lost in the glare. (3:19pm)
- 21WedNeptune is stationary — resumes direct (eastward) motion. (6:43am)
- 27TueSaturn is stationary — resumes direct (eastward) motion. (11:56pm)
Sun & twilight
| Date | Sunrise | Sunset | Day length | Astro. dark begins | ends |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thu 1 | 7:02am | 5:32pm | 10h 30m | 7:01pm | 5:32am |
| Sat 10 | 7:10am | 5:22pm | 10h 12m | 6:53pm | 5:39am |
| Tue 20 | 7:19am | 5:14pm | 9h 56m | 6:46pm | 5:46am |
| Sat 31 | 7:27am | 5:08pm | 9h 41m | 6:42pm | 5:53am |
Days shorten by about 49 minutes over the month.
The Moon
- New MoonThu 1, 6:37pm
- First QuarterThu 8, 2:25pm
- Full MoonThu 15, 5:19pm
- Last QuarterFri 23, 5:37pm
- New MoonSat 31, 4:29am
Perigee 6 May (369,100 km) · Apogee 21 May (405,000 km)
The planets
Rise/set for mid-month at The Briars.
| Planet | In | Mag | Rise | Transit | Set | Best |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mercury | Ari | −1.7 | 6:43am | 11:52am | 5:00pm | Hidden |
| Venus | Gem | −3.8 | 10:12am | 2:49pm | 7:25pm | Evening |
| Mars | Gem | 1.7 | 10:12am | 2:50pm | 7:29pm | Evening |
| Jupiter | Cnc | −1.8 | 12:49pm | 5:55pm | 11:00pm | Evening |
| Saturn | Vir | 0.9 | 2:41pm | 8:30pm | 2:22am | Evening |
| Uranus | Psc | 5.9 | 4:02am | 9:46am | 3:30pm | Morning |
| Neptune | Leo | 7.9 | 1:58pm | 7:33pm | 1:12am | 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 29% Moon washes out fainter meteors for part of the night.
The solar system — May 2098
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 1 September 2026.