The Sky over the Mornington Peninsula — February 2010
Highlights this month
- 15MonNeptune in superior conjunction with the Sun — lost in the glare. (10:23am)
- 28SunJupiter in superior conjunction with the Sun — lost in the glare. (9:39pm)
Sun & twilight
| Date | Sunrise | Sunset | Day length | Astro. dark begins | ends |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mon 1 | 6:32am | 8:34pm | 14h 02m | 10:17pm | 4:49am |
| Wed 10 | 6:42am | 8:25pm | 13h 43m | 10:04pm | 5:03am |
| Sat 20 | 6:54am | 8:13pm | 13h 19m | 9:48pm | 5:19am |
| Sun 28 | 7:02am | 8:02pm | 13h 00m | 9:34pm | 5:30am |
Days shorten by about 62 minutes over the month.
The Moon
- Last QuarterSat 6, 10:45am
- New MoonSun 14, 1:57pm
- First QuarterMon 22, 11:51am
Apogee 13 Feb (406,200 km) · Perigee 28 Feb (357,800 km)
The planets
Rise/set for mid-month at The Briars.
| Planet | In | Mag | Rise | Transit | Set | Best |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mercury | Cap | −0.3 | 5:07am | 12:18pm | 7:28pm | Hidden |
| Venus | Aqr | −3.7 | 7:28am | 2:07pm | 8:46pm | Hidden |
| Mars | Cnc | −1.0 | 7:25pm | 12:12am | 4:54am | Evening |
| Jupiter | Aqr | −1.9 | 7:40am | 2:14pm | 8:48pm | Hidden |
| Saturn | Vir | 0.6 | 9:56pm | 3:59am | 9:58am | Morning |
| Uranus | Psc | 6.0 | 9:12am | 3:22pm | 9:32pm | Hidden |
| Neptune | Cap | 7.9 | 6:50am | 1:34pm | 8:19pm | Hidden |
The solar system — February 2010
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.