The Sky over the Mornington Peninsula — February 1972
Highlights this month
- 1TueSaturn is stationary — resumes direct (eastward) motion. (8:28am)
- 11FriThe Moon passes Jupiter — 3° apart. (10:44am)
- 17ThuMercury in superior conjunction with the Sun — lost in the glare. (5:21pm)
- 20SunThe Moon passes Mars — 5° apart. (8:24am)
Sun & twilight
| Date | Sunrise | Sunset | Day length | Astro. dark begins | ends |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mon 1 | 6:31am | 8:35pm | 14h 04m | 10:18pm | 4:48am |
| Wed 10 | 6:42am | 8:26pm | 13h 44m | 10:05pm | 5:02am |
| Sat 20 | 6:53am | 8:14pm | 13h 21m | 9:49pm | 5:17am |
| Tue 29 | 6:03am | 7:02pm | 12h 59m | 8:34pm | 4:30am |
Days shorten by about 64 minutes over the month.
The Moon
- Last QuarterMon 7, 10:10pm
- New MoonTue 15, 11:28am
- First QuarterTue 22, 4:21am
- Full MoonTue 29, 1:15pm
Apogee 6 Feb (404,900 km) · Perigee 18 Feb (365,300 km)
The planets
Rise/set for mid-month at The Briars.
| Planet | In | Mag | Rise | Transit | Set | Best |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mercury | Cap | −1.4 | 6:35am | 1:30pm | 8:24pm | Hidden |
| Venus | Psc | −3.9 | 10:07am | 4:04pm | 10:00pm | Hidden |
| Mars | Ari | 1.0 | 12:24pm | 5:45pm | 11:05pm | Evening |
| Jupiter | Sgr | −1.7 | 2:29am | 9:50am | 5:11pm | Morning |
| Saturn | Tau | −0.1 | 2:32pm | 7:34pm | 12:40am | Evening |
| Uranus | Vir | 5.4 | 10:26pm | 4:52am | 11:14am | Morning |
| Neptune | Sco | 7.9 | 12:51am | 7:58am | 3:05pm | Morning |
The solar system — February 1972
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.