The Sky over the Mornington Peninsula — February 2008
Highlights this month
- 1FriVenus and Jupiter in conjunction — 0.6° apart. (11:03pm)
- 4MonThe Moon passes Jupiter — 4° apart. (5:56pm)
- 5TueThe Moon passes Venus — 4° apart. (12:12am)
- 7ThuMercury in inferior conjunction with the Sun — lost in the glare. (5:13am)
- 11MonNeptune in superior conjunction with the Sun — lost in the glare. (1:29pm)
- 16SatThe Moon passes Mars — 2° apart. (7:02pm)
- 19TueMercury is stationary — resumes direct (eastward) motion. (2:28am)
- 21ThuThe Moon passes Saturn — 3° apart. (8:32pm)
- 24SunSaturn at opposition — closest and brightest of the year, up all night in Leo (mag 0.1). (8:39pm)
- 27WedMercury and Venus in conjunction — 1° apart. (7:32pm)
Sun & twilight
| Date | Sunrise | Sunset | Day length | Astro. dark begins | ends |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fri 1 | 6:31am | 8:34pm | 14h 03m | 10:17pm | 4:48am |
| Sun 10 | 6:42am | 8:26pm | 13h 44m | 10:04pm | 5:03am |
| Wed 20 | 6:53am | 8:14pm | 13h 20m | 9:48pm | 5:18am |
| Fri 29 | 7:03am | 8:01pm | 12h 59m | 9:33pm | 5:30am |
Days shorten by about 64 minutes over the month.
The Moon
- New MoonThu 7, 2:44pm
- First QuarterThu 14, 2:36pm
- Full MoonThu 21, 2:33pm
- Last QuarterFri 29, 1:16pm
Perigee 14 Feb (369,900 km) · Apogee 28 Feb (404,800 km)
The planets
Rise/set for mid-month at The Briars.
| Planet | In | Mag | Rise | Transit | Set | Best |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mercury | Cap | 1.5 | 5:36am | 12:26pm | 7:16pm | Hidden |
| Venus | Sgr | −3.7 | 4:24am | 11:37am | 6:50pm | Morning |
| Mars | Tau | −0.2 | 4:50pm | 9:21pm | 1:54am | Evening |
| Jupiter | Sgr | −1.7 | 3:18am | 10:38am | 5:57pm | Morning |
| Saturn | Leo | 0.1 | 8:47pm | 2:17am | 7:44am | All night |
| Uranus | Aqr | 6.0 | 8:36am | 2:56pm | 9:16pm | Hidden |
| Neptune | Cap | 7.9 | 6:30am | 1:19pm | 8:08pm | Hidden |
The solar system — February 2008
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.