The Sky over the Mornington Peninsula — February 1976
Highlights this month
- 4WedMercury is stationary — resumes direct (eastward) motion. (4:18am)
- 6FriThe Moon passes Jupiter — 3° apart. (11:18am)
- 11WedUranus is stationary — begins retrograde (westward) motion. (9:25am)
- 17TueMercury at greatest morning elongation (26° from the Sun, mag 0.0) — best morning apparition. (2:17am)
- 22SunMercury and Venus in conjunction — 4° apart. (11:24pm)
Sun & twilight
| Date | Sunrise | Sunset | Day length | Astro. dark begins | ends |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sat 1 | 6:31am | 8:35pm | 14h 04m | 10:18pm | 4:48am |
| Mon 10 | 6:42am | 8:26pm | 13h 44m | 10:05pm | 5:02am |
| Thu 20 | 6:53am | 8:14pm | 13h 21m | 9:49pm | 5:17am |
| Sat 29 | 7:03am | 8:02pm | 12h 59m | 9:34pm | 5:30am |
Days shorten by about 64 minutes over the month.
The Moon
- First QuarterSun 8, 9:06pm
- Full MoonMon 16, 3:48am
- Last QuarterSun 22, 7:17pm
Apogee 6 Feb (405,300 km) · Perigee 17 Feb (361,600 km)
The planets
Rise/set for mid-month at The Briars.
| Planet | In | Mag | Rise | Transit | Set | Best |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mercury | Sgr | 0.0 | 4:39am | 11:48am | 6:57pm | Morning |
| Venus | Sgr | −3.7 | 4:13am | 11:28am | 6:42pm | Morning |
| Mars | Tau | −0.0 | 4:16pm | 8:50pm | 1:27am | Evening |
| Jupiter | Psc | −2.0 | 11:25am | 5:04pm | 10:42pm | Evening |
| Saturn | Gem | −0.3 | 6:48pm | 11:40pm | 4:36am | Evening |
| Uranus | Vir | 5.5 | 11:15pm | 6:04am | 12:49pm | Morning |
| Neptune | Oph | 7.9 | 1:21am | 8:34am | 3:46pm | Morning |
The solar system — February 1976
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.