The Sky over the Mornington Peninsula — February 1999
Highlights this month
- 2TueUranus in superior conjunction with the Sun — lost in the glare. (12:44pm)
- 4ThuMercury in superior conjunction with the Sun — lost in the glare. (4:11pm)
- 7SunThe Moon passes Mars — 3° apart. (4:55pm)
- 21SunThe Moon passes Saturn — 3° apart. (2:58am)
Sun & twilight
| Date | Sunrise | Sunset | Day length | Astro. dark begins | ends |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sun 1 | 6:32am | 8:34pm | 14h 03m | 10:17pm | 4:48am |
| Tue 10 | 6:42am | 8:25pm | 13h 43m | 10:04pm | 5:03am |
| Fri 20 | 6:53am | 8:13pm | 13h 20m | 9:48pm | 5:18am |
| Sat 28 | 7:02am | 8:02pm | 13h 01m | 9:35pm | 5:29am |
Days shorten by about 62 minutes over the month.
The Moon
- Full MoonMon 1, 3:10am
- Last QuarterMon 8, 10:59pm
- New MoonTue 16, 5:40pm
- First QuarterTue 23, 1:46pm
Apogee 8 Feb (404,700 km) · Perigee 21 Feb (368,700 km)
The planets
Rise/set for mid-month at The Briars.
| Planet | In | Mag | Rise | Transit | Set | Best |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mercury | Aqr | −1.4 | 7:29am | 2:09pm | 8:48pm | Hidden |
| Venus | Aqr | −3.7 | 8:55am | 3:12pm | 9:29pm | Hidden |
| Mars | Vir | 0.2 | 11:20pm | 6:04am | 12:44pm | Morning |
| Jupiter | Psc | −1.9 | 9:40am | 3:44pm | 9:49pm | Hidden |
| Saturn | Ari | 0.4 | 11:57am | 5:31pm | 11:05pm | Evening |
| Uranus | Cap | 5.9 | 5:47am | 12:46pm | 7:45pm | Hidden |
| Neptune | Cap | 8.0 | 4:55am | 12:01pm | 7:07pm | Hidden |
The solar system — February 1999
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 15 August 2026.