The Sky over the Mornington Peninsula — February 1997
Highlights this month
- 7FriMars is stationary — begins retrograde (westward) motion. (5:22am)
- 25TueThe Moon passes Mars — 3° apart. (10:11am)
Sun & twilight
| Date | Sunrise | Sunset | Day length | Astro. dark begins | ends |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fri 1 | 6:32am | 8:34pm | 14h 02m | 10:16pm | 4:49am |
| Sun 10 | 6:43am | 8:25pm | 13h 42m | 10:03pm | 5:04am |
| Wed 20 | 6:54am | 8:13pm | 13h 19m | 9:47pm | 5:19am |
| Thu 28 | 7:02am | 8:02pm | 12h 59m | 9:34pm | 5:30am |
Days shorten by about 62 minutes over the month.
The Moon
- Last QuarterSat 1, 6:47am
- New MoonSat 8, 2:09am
- First QuarterFri 14, 7:55pm
- Full MoonSat 22, 9:25pm
Perigee 8 Feb (356,800 km) · Apogee 22 Feb (406,300 km)
The planets
Rise/set for mid-month at The Briars.
| Planet | In | Mag | Rise | Transit | Set | Best |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mercury | Cap | −0.4 | 5:16am | 12:25pm | 7:34pm | Hidden |
| Venus | Cap | −3.7 | 5:49am | 12:50pm | 7:50pm | Hidden |
| Mars | Vir | −0.6 | 10:04pm | 4:06am | 10:05am | Morning |
| Jupiter | Cap | −1.7 | 5:06am | 12:12pm | 7:18pm | Hidden |
| Saturn | Psc | 0.9 | 9:59am | 4:01pm | 10:03pm | Hidden |
| Uranus | Cap | 5.9 | 5:07am | 12:13pm | 7:19pm | Hidden |
| Neptune | Sgr | 8.0 | 4:33am | 11:42am | 6:51pm | Morning |
The solar system — February 1997
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 16 August 2026.