The Sky over the Mornington Peninsula — February 2000
Highlights this month
- 3ThuThe Moon passes Venus — 1° apart. (2:21am)
- 6SunUranus in superior conjunction with the Sun — lost in the glare. (6:08pm)
- 11FriThe Moon passes Jupiter — 4° apart. (4:22pm)
- 12SatThe Moon passes Saturn — 3° apart. (1:05pm)
- 15TueMercury at greatest evening elongation (18° from the Sun, mag −0.5) — best evening apparition. (12:06pm)
- 21MonMercury is stationary — begins retrograde (westward) motion. (9:19am)
Sun & twilight
| Date | Sunrise | Sunset | Day length | Astro. dark begins | ends |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mon 1 | 6:31am | 8:35pm | 14h 03m | 10:17pm | 4:48am |
| Wed 10 | 6:42am | 8:26pm | 13h 44m | 10:04pm | 5:03am |
| Sat 20 | 6:53am | 8:14pm | 13h 21m | 9:49pm | 5:18am |
| Mon 29 | 7:03am | 8:01pm | 12h 59m | 9:34pm | 5:30am |
Days shorten by about 64 minutes over the month.
The Moon
- New MoonSun 6, 12:05am
- First QuarterSun 13, 10:30am
- Full MoonSun 20, 3:25am
- Last QuarterSun 27, 2:52pm
Apogee 1 Feb (405,600 km) · Perigee 17 Feb (364,300 km) · Apogee 29 Feb (405,000 km)
The planets
Rise/set for mid-month at The Briars.
| Planet | In | Mag | Rise | Transit | Set | Best |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mercury | Aqr | −0.5 | 8:21am | 2:41pm | 9:00pm | Hidden |
| Venus | Sgr | −3.7 | 4:21am | 11:35am | 6:48pm | Morning |
| Mars | Psc | 1.3 | 9:50am | 3:51pm | 9:52pm | Hidden |
| Jupiter | Ari | −2.0 | 12:06pm | 5:35pm | 11:03pm | Evening |
| Saturn | Ari | 0.2 | 1:00pm | 6:20pm | 11:40pm | Evening |
| Uranus | Cap | 5.9 | 6:07am | 1:02pm | 7:57pm | Hidden |
| Neptune | Cap | 8.0 | 5:06am | 12:11pm | 7:15pm | Hidden |
The solar system — February 2000
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.