The Sky over the Mornington Peninsula — February 1979
Highlights this month
- 9FriMercury in superior conjunction with the Sun — lost in the glare. (4:50pm)
- 10SatThe Moon passes Jupiter — 4° apart. (7:48pm)
- 14WedThe Moon passes Saturn — 3° apart. (4:30am)
- 24SatThe Moon passes Venus — 3° apart. (1:15am)
- 24SatUranus is stationary — begins retrograde (westward) motion. (9:04pm)
Sun & twilight
| Date | Sunrise | Sunset | Day length | Astro. dark begins | ends |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wed 1 | 6:32am | 8:35pm | 14h 03m | 10:17pm | 4:48am |
| Fri 10 | 6:42am | 8:26pm | 13h 44m | 10:04pm | 5:03am |
| Mon 20 | 6:53am | 8:14pm | 13h 20m | 9:48pm | 5:18am |
| Tue 28 | 7:02am | 8:03pm | 13h 01m | 9:35pm | 5:29am |
Days shorten by about 62 minutes over the month.
The Moon
- First QuarterSun 4, 11:34am
- Full MoonMon 12, 1:38pm
- Last QuarterTue 20, 12:27pm
- New MoonTue 27, 3:46am
Apogee 11 Feb (406,200 km) · Perigee 26 Feb (357,700 km)
The planets
Rise/set for mid-month at The Briars.
| Planet | In | Mag | Rise | Transit | Set | Best |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mercury | Aqr | −1.5 | 7:08am | 1:54pm | 8:39pm | Hidden |
| Venus | Sgr | −4.2 | 3:15am | 10:28am | 5:42pm | Morning |
| Mars | Cap | 1.1 | 6:18am | 1:13pm | 8:07pm | Hidden |
| Jupiter | Cnc | −2.4 | 7:01pm | 11:59pm | 4:53am | Evening |
| Saturn | Leo | 0.3 | 9:02pm | 2:39am | 8:12am | Morning |
| Uranus | Lib | 5.6 | 11:53pm | 6:57am | 1:57pm | Morning |
| Neptune | Oph | 7.9 | 1:45am | 9:00am | 4:15pm | Morning |
The solar system — February 1979
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.