The Sky over the Mornington Peninsula — February 1983
Highlights this month
- 4FriThe Moon passes Saturn — 2° apart. (9:39am)
- 7MonThe Moon passes Jupiter — 1° apart. (1:12am)
- 9WedMercury at greatest morning elongation (26° from the Sun, mag −0.0) — best morning apparition. (6:56am)
- 11FriThe Moon passes Mercury — 2° apart. (2:37am)
- 13SunSaturn is stationary — begins retrograde (westward) motion. (5:44pm)
Sun & twilight
| Date | Sunrise | Sunset | Day length | Astro. dark begins | ends |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mon 1 | 6:32am | 8:34pm | 14h 03m | 10:17pm | 4:48am |
| Wed 10 | 6:42am | 8:26pm | 13h 44m | 10:04pm | 5:03am |
| Sat 20 | 6:53am | 8:13pm | 13h 20m | 9:48pm | 5:18am |
| Sun 28 | 7:02am | 8:03pm | 13h 01m | 9:35pm | 5:29am |
Days shorten by about 62 minutes over the month.
The Moon
- Last QuarterSat 5, 6:14am
- New MoonSun 13, 11:37am
- First QuarterMon 21, 4:40am
- Full MoonSun 27, 7:53pm
Apogee 10 Feb (406,100 km) · Perigee 26 Feb (360,100 km)
The planets
Rise/set for mid-month at The Briars.
| Planet | In | Mag | Rise | Transit | Set | Best |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mercury | Cap | −0.1 | 4:43am | 11:54am | 7:06pm | Morning |
| Venus | Aqr | −3.7 | 8:49am | 3:08pm | 9:27pm | Hidden |
| Mars | Psc | 1.2 | 9:00am | 3:14pm | 9:29pm | Hidden |
| Jupiter | Oph | −1.7 | 12:58am | 8:10am | 3:22pm | Morning |
| Saturn | Vir | 0.4 | 11:15pm | 5:55am | 12:31pm | Morning |
| Uranus | Oph | 5.6 | 12:56am | 8:11am | 3:26pm | Morning |
| Neptune | Sgr | 7.9 | 2:19am | 9:37am | 4:54pm | Morning |
The solar system — February 1983
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.