The Sky over the Mornington Peninsula — May 2099
Highlights this month
- 2SatThe Moon passes Saturn — 3° apart. (4:12pm)
- 4MonMercury in superior conjunction with the Sun — lost in the glare. (11:31pm)
- 6WedEta Aquariids meteor shower peaks (up to 50/hr). A bright 97% Moon interferes badly this year.
- 10SunJupiter is stationary — resumes direct (eastward) motion. (10:16am)
- 13WedThe Moon passes Mars — 1.0° apart. (9:09am)
- 23SatNeptune is stationary — resumes direct (eastward) motion. (7:17pm)
- 28ThuThe Moon passes Jupiter — 0.4° apart. (6:00am)
- 29FriThe Moon passes Saturn — 3° apart. (9:42pm)
Sun & twilight
| Date | Sunrise | Sunset | Day length | Astro. dark begins | ends |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fri 1 | 7:02am | 5:32pm | 10h 30m | 7:02pm | 5:32am |
| Sun 10 | 7:10am | 5:23pm | 10h 13m | 6:53pm | 5:39am |
| Wed 20 | 7:18am | 5:14pm | 9h 56m | 6:47pm | 5:46am |
| Sun 31 | 7:27am | 5:08pm | 9h 42m | 6:42pm | 5:53am |
Days shorten by about 49 minutes over the month.
The Moon
- Full MoonTue 5, 3:56am
- Last QuarterTue 12, 2:01pm
- New MoonWed 20, 3:25pm
- First QuarterWed 27, 5:21pm
Perigee 2 May (363,700 km) · Apogee 14 May (405,000 km) · Perigee 29 May (368,800 km)
The planets
Rise/set for mid-month at The Briars.
| Planet | In | Mag | Rise | Transit | Set | Best |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mercury | Tau | −1.3 | 8:20am | 1:06pm | 5:52pm | Hidden |
| Venus | Ari | −3.7 | 5:40am | 11:04am | 4:28pm | Hidden |
| Mars | Aqr | 0.3 | 12:26am | 7:09am | 1:51pm | Morning |
| Jupiter | Leo | −1.9 | 2:09pm | 7:47pm | 1:28am | Evening |
| Saturn | Vir | 0.6 | 3:15pm | 9:19pm | 3:27am | Evening |
| Uranus | Psc | 5.9 | 4:22am | 10:01am | 3:41pm | Morning |
| Neptune | Leo | 7.9 | 2:05pm | 7:42pm | 1:24am | 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 97% Moon interferes badly this year.
The solar system — May 2099
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.