The Sky over the Mornington Peninsula — February 2004
Highlights this month
- 2MonNeptune in superior conjunction with the Sun — lost in the glare. (8:36pm)
- 3TueThe Moon passes Saturn — 5° apart. (3:11pm)
- 9MonThe Moon passes Jupiter — 3° apart. (3:04am)
- 22SunUranus in superior conjunction with the Sun — lost in the glare. (1:07pm)
- 26ThuThe Moon passes Mars — 0.8° apart. (1:20pm)
Sun & twilight
| Date | Sunrise | Sunset | Day length | Astro. dark begins | ends |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sun 1 | 6:31am | 8:35pm | 14h 03m | 10:17pm | 4:48am |
| Tue 10 | 6:42am | 8:26pm | 13h 44m | 10:04pm | 5:03am |
| Fri 20 | 6:53am | 8:14pm | 13h 20m | 9:49pm | 5:18am |
| Sun 29 | 7:03am | 8:01pm | 12h 59m | 9:33pm | 5:30am |
Days shorten by about 64 minutes over the month.
The Moon
- Full MoonFri 6, 7:52pm
- Last QuarterSat 14, 12:45am
- New MoonFri 20, 8:17pm
- First QuarterSat 28, 2:29pm
Perigee 16 Feb (368,000 km) · Apogee 28 Feb (404,700 km)
The planets
Rise/set for mid-month at The Briars.
| Planet | In | Mag | Rise | Transit | Set | Best |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mercury | Cap | −0.6 | 5:36am | 12:43pm | 7:50pm | Hidden |
| Venus | Psc | −4.0 | 10:16am | 4:10pm | 10:03pm | Hidden |
| Mars | Ari | 0.9 | 12:46pm | 6:01pm | 11:15pm | Evening |
| Jupiter | Leo | −2.3 | 9:11pm | 2:55am | 8:36am | Morning |
| Saturn | Gem | −0.3 | 5:24pm | 10:10pm | 2:59am | Evening |
| Uranus | Aqr | 6.0 | 7:22am | 2:00pm | 8:39pm | Hidden |
| Neptune | Cap | 7.9 | 5:48am | 12:45pm | 7:43pm | Hidden |
The solar system — February 2004
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 July 2026.