The Sky over the Mornington Peninsula — February 1971
Highlights this month
- 22MonThe Moon passes Venus — 5° apart. (3:25pm)
Sun & twilight
| Date | Sunrise | Sunset | Day length | Astro. dark begins | ends |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mon 1 | 5:32am | 7:35pm | 14h 03m | 9:17pm | 3:48am |
| Wed 10 | 5:42am | 7:26pm | 13h 44m | 9:04pm | 4:03am |
| Sat 20 | 5:53am | 7:14pm | 13h 20m | 8:49pm | 4:18am |
| Sun 28 | 6:02am | 7:03pm | 13h 01m | 8:35pm | 4:29am |
Days shorten by about 62 minutes over the month.
The Moon
- First QuarterWed 3, 12:26am
- Full MoonWed 10, 5:43pm
- Last QuarterThu 18, 10:20pm
- New MoonThu 25, 7:47pm
Apogee 13 Feb (406,100 km) · Perigee 26 Feb (357,200 km)
The planets
Rise/set for mid-month at The Briars.
| Planet | In | Mag | Rise | Transit | Set | Best |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mercury | Cap | −0.5 | 4:30am | 11:38am | 6:46pm | Hidden |
| Venus | Sgr | −4.2 | 2:14am | 9:27am | 4:40pm | Morning |
| Mars | Oph | 1.1 | 12:17am | 7:35am | 2:53pm | Morning |
| Jupiter | Sco | −1.8 | 11:41pm | 6:54am | 2:03pm | Morning |
| Saturn | Ari | 0.1 | 12:25pm | 5:40pm | 10:54pm | Evening |
| Uranus | Vir | 5.4 | 9:13pm | 3:33am | 9:49am | Morning |
| Neptune | Sco | 7.9 | 11:39pm | 6:48am | 1:53pm | Morning |
The solar system — February 1971
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 24 August 2026.