The Sky over the Mornington Peninsula — February 1991
Highlights this month
- 22FriThe Moon passes Mars — 2° apart. (11:57pm)
- 26TueThe Moon passes Jupiter — 2° apart. (6:40pm)
Sun & twilight
| Date | Sunrise | Sunset | Day length | Astro. dark begins | ends |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thu 1 | 6:32am | 8:34pm | 14h 03m | 10:17pm | 4:48am |
| Sat 10 | 6:42am | 8:25pm | 13h 43m | 10:04pm | 5:03am |
| Tue 20 | 6:53am | 8:13pm | 13h 20m | 9:48pm | 5:18am |
| Wed 28 | 7:02am | 8:03pm | 13h 01m | 9:35pm | 5:29am |
Days shorten by about 62 minutes over the month.
The Moon
- Last QuarterThu 7, 12:50am
- New MoonFri 15, 4:34am
- First QuarterFri 22, 10:06am
Apogee 9 Feb (405,300 km) · Perigee 25 Feb (367,300 km)
The planets
Rise/set for mid-month at The Briars.
| Planet | In | Mag | Rise | Transit | Set | Best |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mercury | Cap | −0.7 | 5:47am | 12:52pm | 7:56pm | Hidden |
| Venus | Aqr | −3.7 | 8:52am | 3:10pm | 9:28pm | Hidden |
| Mars | Tau | 0.3 | 3:22pm | 8:03pm | 12:47am | Evening |
| Jupiter | Cnc | −2.4 | 7:18pm | 12:20am | 5:17am | Evening |
| Saturn | Cap | 0.5 | 4:45am | 11:54am | 7:04pm | Morning |
| Uranus | Sgr | 5.8 | 3:14am | 10:35am | 5:56pm | Morning |
| Neptune | Sgr | 8.0 | 3:34am | 10:50am | 6:05pm | Morning |
The solar system — February 1991
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 19 August 2026.