The Sky over the Mornington Peninsula — February 2014
Highlights this month
- 1SatVenus is stationary — resumes direct (eastward) motion. (6:58am)
- 6ThuMercury is stationary — begins retrograde (westward) motion. (6:19pm)
- 11TueThe Moon passes Jupiter — 5° apart. (4:13pm)
- 16SunMercury in inferior conjunction with the Sun — lost in the glare. (7:17am)
- 20ThuThe Moon passes Mars — 3° apart. (9:23am)
- 22SatThe Moon passes Saturn — 0.3° apart. (9:15am)
- 24MonNeptune in superior conjunction with the Sun — lost in the glare. (5:09am)
- 26WedThe Moon passes Venus — 0.4° apart. (4:16pm)
- 28FriMercury is stationary — resumes direct (eastward) motion. (9:37am)
Sun & twilight
| Date | Sunrise | Sunset | Day length | Astro. dark begins | ends |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sat 1 | 6:32am | 8:34pm | 14h 02m | 10:17pm | 4:49am |
| Mon 10 | 6:42am | 8:25pm | 13h 42m | 10:04pm | 5:03am |
| Thu 20 | 6:54am | 8:13pm | 13h 19m | 9:48pm | 5:19am |
| Fri 28 | 7:02am | 8:02pm | 13h 00m | 9:34pm | 5:30am |
Days shorten by about 62 minutes over the month.
The Moon
- First QuarterFri 7, 6:25am
- Full MoonSat 15, 10:54am
- Last QuarterSun 23, 4:22am
Apogee 12 Feb (406,100 km) · Perigee 28 Feb (360,200 km)
The planets
Rise/set for mid-month at The Briars.
| Planet | In | Mag | Rise | Transit | Set | Best |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mercury | Aqr | 5.9 | 7:07am | 1:35pm | 8:04pm | Hidden |
| Venus | Sgr | −4.7 | 3:55am | 10:52am | 5:48pm | Morning |
| Mars | Vir | −0.1 | 10:53pm | 5:22am | 11:49am | Morning |
| Jupiter | Gem | −2.3 | 5:43pm | 10:26pm | 3:14am | Evening |
| Saturn | Lib | 0.4 | 12:11am | 7:06am | 2:01pm | Morning |
| Uranus | Psc | 5.9 | 10:26am | 4:17pm | 10:09pm | Hidden |
| Neptune | Aqr | 7.9 | 7:32am | 2:07pm | 8:42pm | Hidden |
The solar system — February 2014
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.