The Sky over the Mornington Peninsula — February 2007
Highlights this month
- 3SatThe Moon passes Saturn — 0.8° apart. (10:41am)
- 8ThuMercury at greatest evening elongation (18° from the Sun, mag −0.6) — best evening apparition. (4:32am)
- 9FriNeptune in superior conjunction with the Sun — lost in the glare. (3:09am)
- 11SunSaturn at opposition — closest and brightest of the year, up all night in Leo (mag −0.2). (5:27am)
- 14WedMercury is stationary — begins retrograde (westward) motion. (12:53am)
- 15ThuThe Moon passes Mars — 3° apart. (1:45pm)
- 23FriMercury in inferior conjunction with the Sun — lost in the glare. (3:40pm)
Sun & twilight
| Date | Sunrise | Sunset | Day length | Astro. dark begins | ends |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thu 1 | 6:32am | 8:34pm | 14h 03m | 10:17pm | 4:49am |
| Sat 10 | 6:42am | 8:25pm | 13h 43m | 10:04pm | 5:03am |
| Tue 20 | 6:53am | 8:13pm | 13h 20m | 9:48pm | 5:18am |
| Wed 28 | 7:02am | 8:02pm | 13h 00m | 9:35pm | 5:29am |
Days shorten by about 62 minutes over the month.
The Moon
- Full MoonFri 2, 4:46pm
- Last QuarterSat 10, 8:55pm
- New MoonSun 18, 3:17am
- First QuarterSat 24, 6:53pm
Apogee 7 Feb (405,300 km) · Perigee 19 Feb (361,500 km)
The planets
Rise/set for mid-month at The Briars.
| Planet | In | Mag | Rise | Transit | Set | Best |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mercury | Aqr | 1.0 | 8:05am | 2:23pm | 8:42pm | Hidden |
| Venus | Psc | −3.7 | 8:58am | 3:14pm | 9:30pm | Hidden |
| Mars | Sgr | 1.3 | 3:56am | 11:15am | 6:35pm | Morning |
| Jupiter | Oph | −1.7 | 1:25am | 8:42am | 3:58pm | Morning |
| Saturn | Leo | −0.2 | 8:04pm | 1:19am | 6:31am | All night |
| Uranus | Aqr | 6.0 | 8:17am | 2:42pm | 9:06pm | Hidden |
| Neptune | Cap | 7.9 | 6:19am | 1:10pm | 8:01pm | Hidden |
The solar system — February 2007
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.