The Sky over the Mornington Peninsula — February 1998
Highlights this month
- 2MonThe Moon passes Saturn — 0.6° apart. (7:54am)
- 6FriVenus is stationary — resumes direct (eastward) motion. (4:14am)
- 22SunMercury in superior conjunction with the Sun — lost in the glare. (7:19pm)
- 23MonJupiter in superior conjunction with the Sun — lost in the glare. (8:11pm)
- 24TueThe Moon passes Venus — 2° apart. (3:52am)
Sun & twilight
| Date | Sunrise | Sunset | Day length | Astro. dark begins | ends |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sat 1 | 6:32am | 8:34pm | 14h 02m | 10:17pm | 4:49am |
| Mon 10 | 6:42am | 8:25pm | 13h 43m | 10:04pm | 5:03am |
| Thu 20 | 6:54am | 8:13pm | 13h 19m | 9:48pm | 5:18am |
| Fri 28 | 7:02am | 8:02pm | 13h 00m | 9:34pm | 5:30am |
Days shorten by about 62 minutes over the month.
The Moon
- First QuarterWed 4, 9:51am
- Full MoonWed 11, 9:25pm
- Last QuarterFri 20, 2:33am
- New MoonFri 27, 4:27am
Apogee 16 Feb (405,700 km) · Perigee 28 Feb (359,100 km)
The planets
Rise/set for mid-month at The Briars.
| Planet | In | Mag | Rise | Transit | Set | Best |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mercury | Cap | −1.1 | 6:16am | 1:15pm | 8:13pm | Hidden |
| Venus | Sgr | −4.7 | 4:10am | 11:04am | 5:57pm | Morning |
| Mars | Aqr | 1.2 | 8:29am | 2:51pm | 9:13pm | Hidden |
| Jupiter | Aqr | −1.8 | 7:21am | 2:00pm | 8:38pm | Hidden |
| Saturn | Psc | 0.6 | 10:57am | 4:45pm | 10:33pm | Evening |
| Uranus | Cap | 5.9 | 5:27am | 12:30pm | 7:33pm | Hidden |
| Neptune | Cap | 8.0 | 4:44am | 11:51am | 6:59pm | Morning |
The solar system — February 1998
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.