The Sky over the Mornington Peninsula — February 1975
Highlights this month
- 6ThuUranus is stationary — begins retrograde (westward) motion. (12:43pm)
- 8SatThe Moon passes Mars — 3° apart. (9:08am)
- 8SatMercury in inferior conjunction with the Sun — lost in the glare. (7:40pm)
- 20ThuMercury is stationary — resumes direct (eastward) motion. (6:18pm)
- 22SatThe Moon passes Saturn — 3° apart. (8:50pm)
Sun & twilight
| Date | Sunrise | Sunset | Day length | Astro. dark begins | ends |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fri 1 | 6:32am | 8:35pm | 14h 03m | 10:17pm | 4:48am |
| Sun 10 | 6:42am | 8:26pm | 13h 44m | 10:04pm | 5:03am |
| Wed 20 | 6:53am | 8:14pm | 13h 20m | 9:49pm | 5:18am |
| Thu 28 | 7:02am | 8:03pm | 13h 01m | 9:35pm | 5:29am |
Days shorten by about 62 minutes over the month.
The Moon
- Last QuarterMon 3, 5:23pm
- New MoonTue 11, 4:21pm
- First QuarterWed 19, 6:44pm
- Full Moon SupermoonWed 26, 12:13pm
Apogee 12 Feb (406,200 km) · Perigee 26 Feb (356,700 km)
The planets
Rise/set for mid-month at The Briars.
| Planet | In | Mag | Rise | Transit | Set | Best |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mercury | Cap | 2.1 | 5:50am | 12:36pm | 7:23pm | Hidden |
| Venus | Aqr | −3.7 | 8:46am | 3:06pm | 9:25pm | Hidden |
| Mars | Sgr | 1.3 | 3:39am | 11:00am | 6:21pm | Morning |
| Jupiter | Psc | −1.9 | 9:01am | 3:16pm | 9:30pm | Hidden |
| Saturn | Gem | −0.3 | 5:49pm | 10:35pm | 3:25am | Evening |
| Uranus | Vir | 5.5 | 11:01pm | 5:45am | 12:25pm | Morning |
| Neptune | Oph | 7.9 | 1:13am | 8:24am | 3:35pm | Morning |
The solar system — February 1975
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 23 August 2026.