The Sky over the Mornington Peninsula — February 2015
Highlights this month
- 7SatJupiter at opposition — closest and brightest of the year, up all night in Cancer (mag −2.4). (5:07am)
- 11WedMercury is stationary — resumes direct (eastward) motion. (5:29pm)
- 13FriThe Moon passes Saturn — 2° apart. (11:23am)
- 17TueThe Moon passes Mercury — 3° apart. (4:07pm)
- 25WedMercury at greatest morning elongation (27° from the Sun, mag 0.1) — best morning apparition. (3:09am)
- 26ThuNeptune in superior conjunction with the Sun — lost in the glare. (4:03pm)
Sun & twilight
| Date | Sunrise | Sunset | Day length | Astro. dark begins | ends |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sun 1 | 6:32am | 8:34pm | 14h 02m | 10:17pm | 4:49am |
| Tue 10 | 6:42am | 8:25pm | 13h 43m | 10:04pm | 5:03am |
| Fri 20 | 6:53am | 8:13pm | 13h 20m | 9:48pm | 5:18am |
| Sat 28 | 7:02am | 8:02pm | 13h 00m | 9:35pm | 5:29am |
Days shorten by about 62 minutes over the month.
The Moon
- Full MoonWed 4, 10:09am
- Last QuarterThu 12, 2:57pm
- New MoonThu 19, 10:51am
- First QuarterThu 26, 4:12am
Apogee 6 Feb (406,100 km) · Perigee 19 Feb (356,900 km)
The planets
Rise/set for mid-month at The Briars.
| Planet | In | Mag | Rise | Transit | Set | Best |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mercury | Cap | 0.3 | 4:55am | 11:56am | 6:58pm | Hidden |
| Venus | Psc | −3.7 | 9:01am | 3:16pm | 9:32pm | Hidden |
| Mars | Psc | 1.3 | 9:18am | 3:28pm | 9:37pm | Hidden |
| Jupiter | Cnc | −2.4 | 7:49pm | 1:00am | 6:07am | Evening |
| Saturn | Sco | 0.4 | 12:47am | 7:52am | 2:57pm | Morning |
| Uranus | Psc | 5.9 | 10:46am | 4:32pm | 10:19pm | Evening |
| Neptune | Aqr | 7.9 | 7:43am | 2:16pm | 8:49pm | Hidden |
The solar system — February 2015
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.