The Sky over the Mornington Peninsula — February 1989
Highlights this month
- 6MonMercury is stationary — resumes direct (eastward) motion. (12:37am)
- 12SunThe Moon passes Mars — 4° apart. (3:45pm)
- 19SunMercury at greatest morning elongation (26° from the Sun, mag 0.0) — best morning apparition. (2:36am)
Sun & twilight
| Date | Sunrise | Sunset | Day length | Astro. dark begins | ends |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tue 1 | 6:32am | 8:34pm | 14h 02m | 10:17pm | 4:49am |
| Thu 10 | 6:43am | 8:25pm | 13h 42m | 10:03pm | 5:04am |
| Sun 20 | 6:54am | 8:13pm | 13h 19m | 9:47pm | 5:19am |
| Mon 28 | 7:02am | 8:02pm | 13h 00m | 9:34pm | 5:30am |
Days shorten by about 62 minutes over the month.
The Moon
- New MoonMon 6, 6:39pm
- First QuarterMon 13, 10:11am
- Full MoonTue 21, 2:35am
Perigee 8 Feb (361,000 km) · Apogee 24 Feb (406,000 km)
The planets
Rise/set for mid-month at The Briars.
| Planet | In | Mag | Rise | Transit | Set | Best |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mercury | Cap | 0.1 | 4:42am | 11:49am | 6:56pm | Morning |
| Venus | Cap | −3.7 | 5:46am | 12:47pm | 7:48pm | Hidden |
| Mars | Ari | 0.8 | 1:25pm | 6:29pm | 11:34pm | Evening |
| Jupiter | Tau | −2.1 | 2:19pm | 7:19pm | 12:23am | Evening |
| Saturn | Sgr | 0.5 | 3:08am | 10:25am | 5:43pm | Morning |
| Uranus | Sgr | 5.8 | 2:35am | 9:58am | 5:21pm | Morning |
| Neptune | Sgr | 8.0 | 3:13am | 10:30am | 5:46pm | Morning |
The solar system — February 1989
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.