The Sky over the Mornington Peninsula — February 1988
Highlights this month
- 2TueMercury is stationary — begins retrograde (westward) motion. (3:32am)
- 11ThuMercury in inferior conjunction with the Sun — lost in the glare. (3:20pm)
- 22MonThe Moon passes Jupiter — 4° apart. (1:54am)
- 23TueMercury is stationary — resumes direct (eastward) motion. (3:16pm)
- 23TueMars and Saturn in conjunction — 1° apart. (9:04pm)
Sun & twilight
| Date | Sunrise | Sunset | Day length | Astro. dark begins | ends |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sun 1 | 6:31am | 8:35pm | 14h 03m | 10:18pm | 4:48am |
| Tue 10 | 6:42am | 8:26pm | 13h 44m | 10:05pm | 5:02am |
| Fri 20 | 6:53am | 8:14pm | 13h 21m | 9:49pm | 5:18am |
| Sun 29 | 7:03am | 8:02pm | 12h 59m | 9:34pm | 5:30am |
Days shorten by about 64 minutes over the month.
The Moon
- Full MoonWed 3, 7:51am
- Last QuarterThu 11, 10:10am
- New MoonThu 18, 2:56am
- First QuarterWed 24, 11:14pm
Apogee 3 Feb (406,200 km) · Perigee 17 Feb (356,800 km)
The planets
Rise/set for mid-month at The Briars.
| Planet | In | Mag | Rise | Transit | Set | Best |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mercury | Cap | 3.7 | 6:17am | 12:57pm | 7:37pm | Hidden |
| Venus | Psc | −4.0 | 10:11am | 4:07pm | 10:02pm | Hidden |
| Mars | Oph | 1.2 | 1:58am | 9:21am | 4:44pm | Morning |
| Jupiter | Psc | −2.0 | 11:45am | 5:19pm | 10:52pm | Evening |
| Saturn | Sgr | 0.4 | 2:26am | 9:43am | 5:01pm | Morning |
| Uranus | Sgr | 5.8 | 2:20am | 9:43am | 5:06pm | Morning |
| Neptune | Sgr | 8.0 | 3:06am | 10:23am | 5:40pm | Morning |
The solar system — February 1988
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.