The Sky over the Mornington Peninsula — February 1985
Highlights this month
- 13WedThe Moon passes Saturn — 3° apart. (1:40am)
- 17SunThe Moon passes Jupiter — 4° apart. (11:02pm)
- 19TueMercury in superior conjunction with the Sun — lost in the glare. (6:34pm)
Sun & twilight
| Date | Sunrise | Sunset | Day length | Astro. dark begins | ends |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thu 1 | 6:32am | 8:34pm | 14h 02m | 10:17pm | 4:49am |
| Sat 10 | 6:43am | 8:25pm | 13h 42m | 10:04pm | 5:04am |
| Tue 20 | 6:54am | 8:13pm | 13h 19m | 9:48pm | 5:19am |
| Wed 28 | 7:02am | 8:02pm | 13h 00m | 9:34pm | 5:30am |
Days shorten by about 62 minutes over the month.
The Moon
- Full MoonWed 6, 2:24am
- Last QuarterTue 12, 6:59pm
- New MoonWed 20, 5:43am
- First QuarterThu 28, 10:43am
Perigee 8 Feb (364,600 km) · Apogee 24 Feb (405,600 km)
The planets
Rise/set for mid-month at The Briars.
| Planet | In | Mag | Rise | Transit | Set | Best |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mercury | Cap | −1.3 | 6:28am | 1:24pm | 8:19pm | Hidden |
| Venus | Psc | −4.6 | 10:34am | 4:14pm | 9:54pm | Hidden |
| Mars | Psc | 1.2 | 10:22am | 4:14pm | 10:06pm | Hidden |
| Jupiter | Cap | −1.7 | 4:48am | 11:57am | 7:06pm | Morning |
| Saturn | Lib | 0.4 | 12:25am | 7:25am | 2:24pm | Morning |
| Uranus | Oph | 5.7 | 1:26am | 8:46am | 4:06pm | Morning |
| Neptune | Sgr | 7.9 | 2:35am | 9:53am | 5:11pm | Morning |
The solar system — February 1985
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 21 August 2026.