The Sky over the Mornington Peninsula — February 2006
Highlights this month
- 3FriVenus is stationary — resumes direct (eastward) motion. (5:43pm)
- 6MonThe Moon passes Mars — 2° apart. (7:39am)
- 6MonNeptune in superior conjunction with the Sun — lost in the glare. (4:54pm)
- 12SunThe Moon passes Saturn — 4° apart. (4:27am)
- 20MonThe Moon passes Jupiter — 5° apart. (3:46pm)
- 24FriMercury at greatest evening elongation (18° from the Sun, mag −0.5) — best evening apparition. (3:58pm)
Sun & twilight
| Date | Sunrise | Sunset | Day length | Astro. dark begins | ends |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wed 1 | 6:32am | 8:34pm | 14h 02m | 10:17pm | 4:49am |
| Fri 10 | 6:42am | 8:25pm | 13h 43m | 10:04pm | 5:03am |
| Mon 20 | 6:54am | 8:13pm | 13h 19m | 9:48pm | 5:18am |
| Tue 28 | 7:02am | 8:02pm | 13h 00m | 9:34pm | 5:30am |
Days shorten by about 62 minutes over the month.
The Moon
- First QuarterSun 5, 5:27pm
- Full MoonMon 13, 3:43pm
- Last QuarterTue 21, 6:26pm
- New MoonTue 28, 11:33am
Apogee 14 Feb (406,200 km) · Perigee 28 Feb (356,700 km)
The planets
Rise/set for mid-month at The Briars.
| Planet | In | Mag | Rise | Transit | Set | Best |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mercury | Aqr | −1.1 | 8:00am | 2:29pm | 8:58pm | Hidden |
| Venus | Sgr | −4.7 | 4:02am | 10:57am | 5:52pm | Morning |
| Mars | Tau | 0.5 | 2:33pm | 7:23pm | 12:16am | Evening |
| Jupiter | Lib | −1.8 | 11:48pm | 6:46am | 1:41pm | Morning |
| Saturn | Cnc | −0.3 | 7:16pm | 12:18am | 5:16am | Evening |
| Uranus | Aqr | 6.0 | 7:58am | 2:27pm | 8:56pm | Hidden |
| Neptune | Cap | 7.9 | 6:07am | 1:01pm | 7:54pm | Hidden |
The solar system — February 2006
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.