The Sky over the Mornington Peninsula — February 1982
Highlights this month
- 1MonMercury in inferior conjunction with the Sun — lost in the glare. (2:43pm)
- 1MonSaturn is stationary — begins retrograde (westward) motion. (3:09pm)
- 11ThuVenus is stationary — resumes direct (eastward) motion. (12:39am)
- 13SatThe Moon passes Mars — 2° apart. (4:46am)
- 13SatMercury is stationary — resumes direct (eastward) motion. (9:03am)
- 13SatThe Moon passes Saturn — 3° apart. (11:03am)
- 14SunThe Moon passes Jupiter — 4° apart. (10:20pm)
- 21SunMars is stationary — begins retrograde (westward) motion. (3:40pm)
- 22MonThe Moon passes Mercury — 2° apart. (2:19am)
- 24WedMars and Saturn in conjunction — 3° apart. (8:23am)
- 25ThuJupiter is stationary — begins retrograde (westward) motion. (12:55am)
- 26FriMercury at greatest morning elongation (27° from the Sun, mag 0.1) — best morning apparition. (9:40pm)
Sun & twilight
| Date | Sunrise | Sunset | Day length | Astro. dark begins | ends |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sun 1 | 6:32am | 8:34pm | 14h 02m | 10:17pm | 4:49am |
| Tue 10 | 6:42am | 8:25pm | 13h 43m | 10:04pm | 5:03am |
| Fri 20 | 6:53am | 8:13pm | 13h 20m | 9:48pm | 5:18am |
| Sat 28 | 7:02am | 8:02pm | 13h 00m | 9:35pm | 5:29am |
Days shorten by about 62 minutes over the month.
The Moon
- First QuarterTue 2, 1:36am
- Full MoonMon 8, 6:56pm
- Last QuarterTue 16, 7:19am
- New MoonWed 24, 8:17am
Perigee 5 Feb (364,900 km) · Apogee 17 Feb (404,900 km)
The planets
Rise/set for mid-month at The Briars.
| Planet | In | Mag | Rise | Transit | Set | Best |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mercury | Cap | 0.5 | 5:01am | 12:01pm | 7:00pm | Hidden |
| Venus | Sgr | −4.7 | 4:29am | 11:19am | 6:08pm | Morning |
| Mars | Vir | −0.3 | 10:36pm | 4:57am | 11:13am | Morning |
| Jupiter | Lib | −1.9 | 11:25pm | 6:15am | 1:01pm | Morning |
| Saturn | Vir | 0.4 | 10:42pm | 5:08am | 11:29am | Morning |
| Uranus | Sco | 5.6 | 12:39am | 7:51am | 3:03pm | Morning |
| Neptune | Oph | 7.9 | 2:10am | 9:27am | 4:43pm | Morning |
The solar system — February 1982
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.