The Sky over the Mornington Peninsula — February 1984
Highlights this month
- 15WedMars and Saturn in conjunction — 0.8° apart. (7:34am)
- 22WedThe Moon passes Saturn — 0.3° apart. (7:55pm)
- 23ThuThe Moon passes Mars — 0.3° apart. (1:09am)
- 25SatSaturn is stationary — begins retrograde (westward) motion. (2:47pm)
- 26SunThe Moon passes Jupiter — 2° apart. (6:38pm)
- 29WedThe Moon passes Venus — 4° apart. (4:38pm)
Sun & twilight
| Date | Sunrise | Sunset | Day length | Astro. dark begins | ends |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tue 1 | 6:31am | 8:35pm | 14h 03m | 10:18pm | 4:48am |
| Thu 10 | 6:42am | 8:26pm | 13h 44m | 10:05pm | 5:02am |
| Sun 20 | 6:53am | 8:14pm | 13h 21m | 9:49pm | 5:18am |
| Tue 29 | 7:03am | 8:02pm | 12h 59m | 9:34pm | 5:30am |
Days shorten by about 64 minutes over the month.
The Moon
- New MoonThu 2, 10:51am
- First QuarterFri 10, 3:03pm
- Full Moon SupermoonFri 17, 11:40am
- Last QuarterFri 24, 4:12am
Apogee 4 Feb (406,100 km) · Perigee 17 Feb (357,000 km)
The planets
Rise/set for mid-month at The Briars.
| Planet | In | Mag | Rise | Transit | Set | Best |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mercury | Cap | −0.4 | 5:21am | 12:31pm | 7:40pm | Hidden |
| Venus | Sgr | −3.7 | 4:16am | 11:30am | 6:44pm | Morning |
| Mars | Lib | 0.5 | 11:47pm | 6:41am | 1:32pm | Morning |
| Jupiter | Sgr | −1.7 | 2:45am | 10:06am | 5:27pm | Morning |
| Saturn | Lib | 0.4 | 11:49pm | 6:42am | 1:30pm | Morning |
| Uranus | Oph | 5.7 | 1:12am | 8:30am | 3:48pm | Morning |
| Neptune | Sgr | 7.9 | 2:29am | 9:47am | 5:04pm | Morning |
The solar system — February 1984
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 22 August 2026.