The Sky over the Mornington Peninsula — May 2108
Highlights this month
- 2WedMercury is stationary — begins retrograde (westward) motion. (2:30am)
- 2WedThe Moon passes Saturn — 5° apart. (6:55am)
- 6SunEta Aquariids meteor shower peaks (up to 50/hr). A thin 20% Moon leaves the sky dark.
- 9WedSaturn is stationary — begins retrograde (westward) motion. (8:56am)
- 10ThuVenus in inferior conjunction with the Sun — lost in the glare. (2:28pm)
- 10ThuMars is stationary — resumes direct (eastward) motion. (3:37pm)
- 12SatMercury in inferior conjunction with the Sun — lost in the glare. (2:50pm)
- 15TueUranus in superior conjunction with the Sun — lost in the glare. (7:53am)
- 20SunThe Moon passes Mars — 2° apart. (11:26pm)
- 24ThuMercury is stationary — resumes direct (eastward) motion. (10:04pm)
- 29TueThe Moon passes Saturn — 5° apart. (3:08pm)
- 30WedVenus is stationary — resumes direct (eastward) motion. (9:44am)
Sun & twilight
| Date | Sunrise | Sunset | Day length | Astro. dark begins | ends |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tue 1 | 7:01am | 5:32pm | 10h 31m | 7:02pm | 5:32am |
| Thu 10 | 7:10am | 5:23pm | 10h 13m | 6:54pm | 5:39am |
| Sun 20 | 7:18am | 5:14pm | 9h 56m | 6:47pm | 5:46am |
| Thu 31 | 7:27am | 5:08pm | 9h 42m | 6:42pm | 5:53am |
Days shorten by about 49 minutes over the month.
The Moon
- Last QuarterThu 3, 8:41am
- New MoonFri 11, 12:26pm
- First QuarterFri 18, 6:43pm
- Full MoonFri 25, 12:21pm
Apogee 6 May (405,400 km) · Perigee 22 May (366,200 km)
The planets
Rise/set for mid-month at The Briars.
| Planet | In | Mag | Rise | Transit | Set | Best |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mercury | Ari | 6.5 | 6:52am | 11:59am | 5:06pm | Hidden |
| Venus | Ari | −3.5 | 6:45am | 11:42am | 4:38pm | Hidden |
| Mars | Vir | −0.4 | 2:46pm | 8:42pm | 2:41am | Evening |
| Jupiter | Tau | −1.7 | 9:37am | 2:22pm | 7:06pm | Hidden |
| Saturn | Sgr | 0.4 | 9:42pm | 4:55am | 12:05pm | Morning |
| Uranus | Tau | 5.9 | 7:15am | 12:16pm | 5:17pm | Hidden |
| Neptune | Vir | 7.9 | 2:56pm | 8:57pm | 3:02am | 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 20% Moon leaves the sky dark.
The solar system — May 2108
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 5 September 2026.