The Sky over the Mornington Peninsula — February 1987
Highlights this month
- 3TueThe Moon passes Mars — 0.3° apart. (9:42pm)
- 12ThuMercury at greatest evening elongation (18° from the Sun, mag −0.5) — best evening apparition. (3:52pm)
- 18WedMercury is stationary — begins retrograde (westward) motion. (12:32pm)
- 28SatMercury in inferior conjunction with the Sun — lost in the glare. (4:37am)
Sun & twilight
| Date | Sunrise | Sunset | Day length | Astro. dark begins | ends |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sat 1 | 6:32am | 8:34pm | 14h 03m | 10:17pm | 4:48am |
| Mon 10 | 6:42am | 8:26pm | 13h 43m | 10:04pm | 5:03am |
| Thu 20 | 6:53am | 8:13pm | 13h 20m | 9:48pm | 5:18am |
| Fri 28 | 7:02am | 8:03pm | 13h 01m | 9:35pm | 5:29am |
Days shorten by about 62 minutes over the month.
The Moon
- First QuarterFri 6, 3:26am
- Full MoonSat 14, 7:58am
- Last QuarterSat 21, 8:02pm
- New MoonSat 28, 11:52am
Apogee 10 Feb (405,700 km) · Perigee 25 Feb (363,500 km)
The planets
Rise/set for mid-month at The Briars.
| Planet | In | Mag | Rise | Transit | Set | Best |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mercury | Aqr | −0.1 | 8:19am | 2:38pm | 8:56pm | Hidden |
| Venus | Sgr | −4.1 | 3:16am | 10:30am | 5:43pm | Morning |
| Mars | Psc | 1.1 | 11:49am | 5:18pm | 10:47pm | Evening |
| Jupiter | Psc | −1.9 | 9:20am | 3:30pm | 9:39pm | Hidden |
| Saturn | Oph | 0.4 | 1:43am | 8:57am | 4:12pm | Morning |
| Uranus | Oph | 5.7 | 2:02am | 9:24am | 4:46pm | Morning |
| Neptune | Sgr | 7.9 | 2:56am | 10:13am | 5:31pm | Morning |
The solar system — February 1987
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 20 August 2026.