The Sky over the Mornington Peninsula — February 1977
Highlights this month
- 2WedSaturn at opposition — closest and brightest of the year, up all night in Cancer (mag −0.3). (8:03pm)
- 15TueUranus is stationary — begins retrograde (westward) motion. (5:42am)
- 25FriThe Moon passes Jupiter — 2° apart. (10:04am)
Sun & twilight
| Date | Sunrise | Sunset | Day length | Astro. dark begins | ends |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mon 1 | 6:32am | 8:34pm | 14h 02m | 10:17pm | 4:49am |
| Wed 10 | 6:43am | 8:25pm | 13h 43m | 10:04pm | 5:03am |
| Sat 20 | 6:54am | 8:13pm | 13h 19m | 9:48pm | 5:19am |
| Sun 28 | 7:02am | 8:02pm | 13h 00m | 9:34pm | 5:30am |
Days shorten by about 62 minutes over the month.
The Moon
- Full MoonFri 4, 3:01pm
- Last QuarterFri 11, 3:10pm
- New MoonFri 18, 2:37pm
- First QuarterSat 26, 1:55pm
Perigee 11 Feb (369,900 km) · Apogee 25 Feb (404,800 km)
The planets
Rise/set for mid-month at The Briars.
| Planet | In | Mag | Rise | Transit | Set | Best |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mercury | Cap | −0.3 | 5:03am | 12:14pm | 7:25pm | Hidden |
| Venus | Psc | −4.6 | 10:36am | 4:16pm | 9:56pm | Hidden |
| Mars | Cap | 1.3 | 4:57am | 12:08pm | 7:18pm | Hidden |
| Jupiter | Ari | −2.1 | 1:57pm | 7:01pm | 12:09am | Evening |
| Saturn | Cnc | −0.2 | 7:36pm | 12:43am | 5:46am | Evening |
| Uranus | Lib | 5.5 | 11:25pm | 6:19am | 1:10pm | Morning |
| Neptune | Oph | 7.9 | 1:27am | 8:40am | 3:53pm | Morning |
The solar system — February 1977
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.