The Sky over the Mornington Peninsula — February 1994
Highlights this month
- 3ThuThe Moon passes Jupiter — 3° apart. (6:33pm)
- 5SatMercury at greatest evening elongation (18° from the Sun, mag −0.6) — best evening apparition. (8:17am)
- 11FriMercury is stationary — begins retrograde (westward) motion. (4:49am)
- 20SunMercury in inferior conjunction with the Sun — lost in the glare. (6:55pm)
- 22TueSaturn in superior conjunction with the Sun — lost in the glare. (4:17am)
Sun & twilight
| Date | Sunrise | Sunset | Day length | Astro. dark begins | ends |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mon 1 | 6:32am | 8:34pm | 14h 02m | 10:17pm | 4:49am |
| Wed 10 | 6:42am | 8:25pm | 13h 43m | 10:04pm | 5:03am |
| Sat 20 | 6:54am | 8:13pm | 13h 19m | 9:48pm | 5:18am |
| Sun 28 | 7:02am | 8:02pm | 13h 00m | 9:34pm | 5:30am |
Days shorten by about 62 minutes over the month.
The Moon
- Last QuarterThu 3, 7:10pm
- New MoonFri 11, 1:30am
- First QuarterSat 19, 4:48am
- Full MoonSat 26, 12:20pm
Apogee 16 Feb (405,200 km) · Perigee 28 Feb (362,200 km)
The planets
Rise/set for mid-month at The Briars.
| Planet | In | Mag | Rise | Transit | Set | Best |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mercury | Aqr | 2.4 | 7:47am | 2:08pm | 8:29pm | Hidden |
| Venus | Aqr | −3.8 | 7:22am | 2:03pm | 8:43pm | Hidden |
| Mars | Cap | 1.2 | 5:46am | 12:48pm | 7:48pm | Hidden |
| Jupiter | Lib | −1.9 | 11:36pm | 6:31am | 1:21pm | Morning |
| Saturn | Aqr | 0.8 | 7:18am | 1:58pm | 8:39pm | Hidden |
| Uranus | Sgr | 5.9 | 4:10am | 11:25am | 6:41pm | Morning |
| Neptune | Sgr | 8.0 | 4:03am | 11:16am | 6:28pm | Morning |
The solar system — February 1994
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 17 August 2026.