The Sky over the Mornington Peninsula — February 1993
Highlights this month
- 10WedSaturn in superior conjunction with the Sun — lost in the glare. (3:27am)
- 15MonMars is stationary — resumes direct (eastward) motion. (8:41pm)
- 21SunMercury at greatest evening elongation (18° from the Sun, mag −0.5) — best evening apparition. (7:41pm)
- 27SatMercury is stationary — begins retrograde (westward) motion. (8:01pm)
Sun & twilight
| Date | Sunrise | Sunset | Day length | Astro. dark begins | ends |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sun 1 | 6:32am | 8:34pm | 14h 02m | 10:16pm | 4:49am |
| Tue 10 | 6:43am | 8:25pm | 13h 42m | 10:03pm | 5:04am |
| Fri 20 | 6:54am | 8:13pm | 13h 19m | 9:47pm | 5:19am |
| Sat 28 | 7:02am | 8:02pm | 12h 59m | 9:34pm | 5:30am |
Days shorten by about 62 minutes over the month.
The Moon
- Full Moon SupermoonSun 7, 10:55am
- Last QuarterSun 14, 1:57am
- New MoonMon 22, 12:09am
Perigee 8 Feb (358,200 km) · Apogee 23 Feb (406,200 km)
The planets
Rise/set for mid-month at The Briars.
| Planet | In | Mag | Rise | Transit | Set | Best |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mercury | Aqr | −1.0 | 8:09am | 2:35pm | 9:00pm | Hidden |
| Venus | Psc | −4.7 | 10:31am | 4:11pm | 9:51pm | Hidden |
| Mars | Gem | −0.5 | 5:48pm | 10:17pm | 2:49am | Evening |
| Jupiter | Vir | −2.1 | 10:16pm | 4:36am | 10:51am | Morning |
| Saturn | Cap | 0.6 | 6:25am | 1:17pm | 8:08pm | Hidden |
| Uranus | Sgr | 5.9 | 3:50am | 11:08am | 6:25pm | Morning |
| Neptune | Sgr | 8.0 | 3:52am | 11:06am | 6:20pm | Morning |
The solar system — February 1993
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 18 August 2026.