The Sky over the Mornington Peninsula — February 2017
Highlights this month
- 1WedThe Moon passes Mars — 2° apart. (1:28pm)
- 7TueJupiter is stationary — begins retrograde (westward) motion. (5:44am)
- 16ThuThe Moon passes Jupiter — 3° apart. (3:39am)
- 21TueThe Moon passes Saturn — 4° apart. (10:47am)
Sun & twilight
| Date | Sunrise | Sunset | Day length | Astro. dark begins | ends |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wed 1 | 6:32am | 8:34pm | 14h 01m | 10:16pm | 4:49am |
| Fri 10 | 6:43am | 8:25pm | 13h 42m | 10:03pm | 5:04am |
| Mon 20 | 6:54am | 8:12pm | 13h 18m | 9:47pm | 5:19am |
| Tue 28 | 7:03am | 8:02pm | 12h 59m | 9:34pm | 5:30am |
Days shorten by about 62 minutes over the month.
The Moon
- First QuarterSat 4, 3:22pm
- Full MoonSat 11, 11:35am
- Last QuarterSun 19, 6:34am
- New MoonMon 27, 1:59am
Perigee 6 Feb (368,600 km) · Apogee 19 Feb (404,700 km)
The planets
Rise/set for mid-month at The Briars.
| Planet | In | Mag | Rise | Transit | Set | Best |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mercury | Cap | −0.5 | 5:30am | 12:38pm | 7:45pm | Hidden |
| Venus | Psc | −4.7 | 10:20am | 4:01pm | 9:41pm | Hidden |
| Mars | Psc | 1.2 | 10:41am | 4:27pm | 10:14pm | Evening |
| Jupiter | Vir | −2.0 | 10:37pm | 5:07am | 11:33am | Morning |
| Saturn | Oph | 0.4 | 2:04am | 9:21am | 4:38pm | Morning |
| Uranus | Psc | 5.9 | 11:22am | 4:59pm | 10:36pm | Evening |
| Neptune | Aqr | 7.9 | 8:02am | 2:30pm | 8:58pm | Hidden |
The solar system — February 2017
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.