The Sky over the Mornington Peninsula — February 2016
Highlights this month
- 1MonThe Moon passes Mars — 3° apart. (9:12pm)
- 4ThuThe Moon passes Saturn — 3° apart. (6:25am)
- 6SatThe Moon passes Venus — 4° apart. (5:52pm)
- 7SunThe Moon passes Mercury — 4° apart. (2:57am)
- 7SunMercury at greatest morning elongation (26° from the Sun, mag −0.1) — best morning apparition. (12:16pm)
- 13SatMercury and Venus in conjunction — 4° apart. (1:47pm)
- 24WedThe Moon passes Jupiter — 2° apart. (2:02pm)
- 29MonNeptune in superior conjunction with the Sun — lost in the glare. (3:03am)
Sun & twilight
| Date | Sunrise | Sunset | Day length | Astro. dark begins | ends |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mon 1 | 6:32am | 8:34pm | 14h 03m | 10:17pm | 4:48am |
| Wed 10 | 6:42am | 8:25pm | 13h 44m | 10:04pm | 5:03am |
| Sat 20 | 6:53am | 8:13pm | 13h 20m | 9:48pm | 5:18am |
| Mon 29 | 7:03am | 8:01pm | 12h 58m | 9:33pm | 5:30am |
Days shorten by about 65 minutes over the month.
The Moon
- Last QuarterMon 1, 2:31pm
- New MoonTue 9, 1:42am
- First QuarterMon 15, 6:44pm
- Full MoonTue 23, 5:22am
Perigee 11 Feb (364,400 km) · Apogee 27 Feb (405,600 km)
The planets
Rise/set for mid-month at The Briars.
| Planet | In | Mag | Rise | Transit | Set | Best |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mercury | Cap | −0.1 | 4:45am | 11:57am | 7:08pm | Morning |
| Venus | Sgr | −3.7 | 4:26am | 11:40am | 6:52pm | Morning |
| Mars | Lib | 0.6 | 12:03am | 7:01am | 1:58pm | Morning |
| Jupiter | Leo | −2.2 | 9:22pm | 3:13am | 8:59am | Morning |
| Saturn | Oph | 0.4 | 1:26am | 8:39am | 3:51pm | Morning |
| Uranus | Psc | 5.9 | 11:05am | 4:47pm | 10:29pm | Evening |
| Neptune | Aqr | 7.9 | 7:55am | 2:25pm | 8:55pm | Hidden |
The solar system — February 2016
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.