The Sky over the Mornington Peninsula — February 2012
Highlights this month
- 7TueMercury in superior conjunction with the Sun — lost in the glare. (7:49pm)
- 8WedSaturn is stationary — begins retrograde (westward) motion. (10:26pm)
- 20MonNeptune in superior conjunction with the Sun — lost in the glare. (7:36am)
- 27MonThe Moon passes Jupiter — 4° apart. (3:19pm)
Sun & twilight
| Date | Sunrise | Sunset | Day length | Astro. dark begins | ends |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wed 1 | 6:31am | 8:34pm | 14h 03m | 10:17pm | 4:48am |
| Fri 10 | 6:42am | 8:26pm | 13h 44m | 10:04pm | 5:03am |
| Mon 20 | 6:53am | 8:13pm | 13h 20m | 9:48pm | 5:18am |
| Wed 29 | 7:03am | 8:01pm | 12h 58m | 9:33pm | 5:30am |
Days shorten by about 65 minutes over the month.
The Moon
- Full MoonWed 8, 8:59am
- Last QuarterWed 15, 4:08am
- New MoonWed 22, 9:35am
Perigee 12 Feb (368,100 km) · Apogee 28 Feb (405,200 km)
The planets
Rise/set for mid-month at The Briars.
| Planet | In | Mag | Rise | Transit | Set | Best |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mercury | Aqr | −1.4 | 7:16am | 2:00pm | 8:43pm | Hidden |
| Venus | Psc | −4.0 | 10:18am | 4:11pm | 10:04pm | Hidden |
| Mars | Leo | −0.9 | 9:32pm | 3:13am | 8:51am | Morning |
| Jupiter | Ari | −2.0 | 12:28pm | 5:52pm | 11:15pm | Evening |
| Saturn | Vir | 0.4 | 11:02pm | 5:36am | 12:06pm | Morning |
| Uranus | Psc | 6.0 | 9:50am | 3:51pm | 9:52pm | Hidden |
| Neptune | Aqr | 7.9 | 7:12am | 1:52pm | 8:32pm | Hidden |
The solar system — February 2012
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.