The Sky over the Mornington Peninsula — February 2001
Highlights this month
- 2FriThe Moon passes Saturn — 2° apart. (9:50pm)
- 3SatThe Moon passes Jupiter — 3° apart. (10:40am)
- 3SatMercury is stationary — begins retrograde (westward) motion. (10:50pm)
- 9FriUranus in superior conjunction with the Sun — lost in the glare. (11:12pm)
- 13TueMercury in inferior conjunction with the Sun — lost in the glare. (11:13am)
- 15ThuThe Moon passes Mars — 3° apart. (9:56pm)
- 25SunMercury is stationary — resumes direct (eastward) motion. (12:22pm)
Sun & twilight
| Date | Sunrise | Sunset | Day length | Astro. dark begins | ends |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wed 1 | 6:32am | 8:34pm | 14h 02m | 10:16pm | 4:49am |
| Fri 10 | 6:43am | 8:25pm | 13h 42m | 10:03pm | 5:04am |
| Mon 20 | 6:54am | 8:13pm | 13h 19m | 9:47pm | 5:19am |
| Tue 28 | 7:02am | 8:02pm | 12h 59m | 9:34pm | 5:30am |
Days shorten by about 62 minutes over the month.
The Moon
- First QuarterFri 2, 1:12am
- Full Moon SupermoonThu 8, 6:09pm
- Last QuarterThu 15, 2:22pm
- New MoonFri 23, 7:27pm
Perigee 8 Feb (356,900 km) · Apogee 21 Feb (406,100 km)
The planets
Rise/set for mid-month at The Briars.
| Planet | In | Mag | Rise | Transit | Set | Best |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mercury | Cap | 5.1 | 6:37am | 1:12pm | 7:47pm | Hidden |
| Venus | Psc | −4.7 | 10:28am | 4:08pm | 9:48pm | Hidden |
| Mars | Lib | 0.8 | 12:26am | 7:32am | 2:39pm | Morning |
| Jupiter | Tau | −2.1 | 2:42pm | 7:38pm | 12:38am | Evening |
| Saturn | Tau | 0.0 | 2:02pm | 7:09pm | 12:19am | Evening |
| Uranus | Cap | 6.0 | 6:23am | 1:14pm | 8:05pm | Hidden |
| Neptune | Cap | 8.0 | 5:14am | 12:17pm | 7:19pm | Hidden |
The solar system — February 2001
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.