The Sky over the Mornington Peninsula — February 2009
Highlights this month
- 1SunMercury is stationary — resumes direct (eastward) motion. (1:03pm)
- 12ThuNeptune in superior conjunction with the Sun — lost in the glare. (11:54pm)
- 14SatMercury at greatest morning elongation (26° from the Sun, mag −0.0) — best morning apparition. (7:41am)
- 23MonThe Moon passes Mercury — 1.0° apart. (8:19am)
- 23MonThe Moon passes Jupiter — 0.7° apart. (11:30am)
- 24TueMercury and Jupiter in conjunction — 0.6° apart. (4:23pm)
Sun & twilight
| Date | Sunrise | Sunset | Day length | Astro. dark begins | ends |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sun 1 | 6:32am | 8:34pm | 14h 01m | 10:16pm | 4:49am |
| Tue 10 | 6:43am | 8:25pm | 13h 42m | 10:03pm | 5:04am |
| Fri 20 | 6:54am | 8:13pm | 13h 19m | 9:47pm | 5:19am |
| Sat 28 | 7:03am | 8:02pm | 12h 59m | 9:34pm | 5:30am |
Days shorten by about 62 minutes over the month.
The Moon
- First QuarterTue 3, 10:22am
- Full MoonTue 10, 1:47am
- Last QuarterTue 17, 8:35am
- New MoonWed 25, 12:37pm
Perigee 8 Feb (361,400 km) · Apogee 20 Feb (405,300 km)
The planets
Rise/set for mid-month at The Briars.
| Planet | In | Mag | Rise | Transit | Set | Best |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mercury | Cap | −0.0 | 4:40am | 11:49am | 6:59pm | Morning |
| Venus | Psc | −4.7 | 10:24am | 4:05pm | 9:45pm | Hidden |
| Mars | Cap | 1.3 | 5:15am | 12:22pm | 7:29pm | Hidden |
| Jupiter | Cap | −1.8 | 5:24am | 12:27pm | 7:30pm | Hidden |
| Saturn | Leo | 0.5 | 9:21pm | 3:08am | 8:50am | Morning |
| Uranus | Aqr | 6.0 | 8:52am | 3:07pm | 9:22pm | Hidden |
| Neptune | Cap | 7.9 | 6:38am | 1:25pm | 8:12pm | Hidden |
The solar system — February 2009
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.