The Sky over the Mornington Peninsula — February 1995
Highlights this month
- 4SatMercury in inferior conjunction with the Sun — lost in the glare. (9:53am)
- 12SunMars at opposition — closest and brightest of the year, up all night in Leo (mag −1.2). (1:17pm)
- 16ThuMercury is stationary — resumes direct (eastward) motion. (5:43am)
- 23ThuThe Moon passes Jupiter — 2° apart. (4:38pm)
- 26SunThe Moon passes Venus — 4° apart. (2:35pm)
- 27MonThe Moon passes Mercury — 5° apart. (7:45pm)
Sun & twilight
| Date | Sunrise | Sunset | Day length | Astro. dark begins | ends |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tue 1 | 6:32am | 8:34pm | 14h 03m | 10:17pm | 4:48am |
| Thu 10 | 6:42am | 8:25pm | 13h 43m | 10:04pm | 5:03am |
| Sun 20 | 6:53am | 8:13pm | 13h 20m | 9:48pm | 5:18am |
| Mon 28 | 7:02am | 8:03pm | 13h 01m | 9:35pm | 5:29am |
Days shorten by about 62 minutes over the month.
The Moon
- First QuarterTue 7, 11:58pm
- Full MoonWed 15, 11:20pm
- Last QuarterThu 23, 12:06am
Apogee 9 Feb (404,900 km) · Perigee 23 Feb (369,800 km)
The planets
Rise/set for mid-month at The Briars.
| Planet | In | Mag | Rise | Transit | Set | Best |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mercury | Cap | 0.8 | 5:16am | 12:11pm | 7:07pm | Hidden |
| Venus | Sgr | −4.1 | 3:17am | 10:31am | 5:45pm | Morning |
| Mars | Leo | −1.2 | 8:20pm | 1:26am | 6:27am | All night |
| Jupiter | Oph | −1.7 | 1:11am | 8:26am | 3:41pm | Morning |
| Saturn | Aqr | 0.9 | 8:11am | 2:40pm | 9:09pm | Hidden |
| Uranus | Sgr | 5.9 | 4:30am | 11:43am | 6:55pm | Morning |
| Neptune | Sgr | 8.0 | 4:14am | 11:26am | 6:37pm | Morning |
The solar system — February 1995
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.