The Sky over the Mornington Peninsula — February 2013
Highlights this month
- 3SunThe Moon passes Saturn — 3° apart. (7:19pm)
- 17SunMercury at greatest evening elongation (18° from the Sun, mag −0.5) — best evening apparition. (8:20am)
- 18MonThe Moon passes Jupiter — 0.9° apart. (10:49pm)
- 19TueSaturn is stationary — begins retrograde (westward) motion. (8:56pm)
- 21ThuNeptune in superior conjunction with the Sun — lost in the glare. (6:20pm)
- 23SatMercury is stationary — begins retrograde (westward) motion. (6:22am)
Sun & twilight
| Date | Sunrise | Sunset | Day length | Astro. dark begins | ends |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fri 1 | 6:32am | 8:34pm | 14h 01m | 10:16pm | 4:49am |
| Sun 10 | 6:43am | 8:25pm | 13h 42m | 10:03pm | 5:04am |
| Wed 20 | 6:54am | 8:13pm | 13h 19m | 9:47pm | 5:19am |
| Thu 28 | 7:03am | 8:02pm | 12h 59m | 9:34pm | 5:30am |
Days shorten by about 62 minutes over the month.
The Moon
- Last QuarterMon 4, 1:02am
- New MoonSun 10, 6:17pm
- First QuarterMon 18, 7:35am
- Full MoonTue 26, 7:31am
Perigee 7 Feb (365,100 km) · Apogee 19 Feb (404,900 km)
The planets
Rise/set for mid-month at The Briars.
| Planet | In | Mag | Rise | Transit | Set | Best |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mercury | Aqr | −0.7 | 8:20am | 2:40pm | 9:00pm | Hidden |
| Venus | Cap | −3.7 | 5:55am | 12:55pm | 7:54pm | Hidden |
| Mars | Aqr | 1.2 | 7:57am | 2:27pm | 8:57pm | Hidden |
| Jupiter | Tau | −2.2 | 3:05pm | 7:58pm | 12:54am | Evening |
| Saturn | Lib | 0.4 | 11:32pm | 6:19am | 1:03pm | Morning |
| Uranus | Psc | 6.0 | 10:06am | 4:02pm | 9:58pm | Hidden |
| Neptune | Aqr | 7.9 | 7:20am | 1:58pm | 8:35pm | Hidden |
The solar system — February 2013
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.