The Sky over the Mornington Peninsula — February 2018
Highlights this month
- 8ThuThe Moon passes Jupiter — 4° apart. (9:00am)
- 9FriThe Moon passes Mars — 4° apart. (5:56pm)
- 12MonThe Moon passes Saturn — 2° apart. (1:34am)
- 17SatMercury in superior conjunction with the Sun — lost in the glare. (11:13pm)
Sun & twilight
| Date | Sunrise | Sunset | Day length | Astro. dark begins | ends |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thu 1 | 6:32am | 8:34pm | 14h 02m | 10:17pm | 4:49am |
| Sat 10 | 6:43am | 8:25pm | 13h 42m | 10:03pm | 5:04am |
| Tue 20 | 6:54am | 8:13pm | 13h 19m | 9:47pm | 5:19am |
| Wed 28 | 7:02am | 8:02pm | 13h 00m | 9:34pm | 5:30am |
Days shorten by about 62 minutes over the month.
The Moon
- Full MoonThu 1, 12:27am
- Last QuarterThu 8, 2:52am
- New MoonFri 16, 8:07am
- First QuarterFri 23, 7:18pm
Apogee 11 Feb (405,700 km) · Perigee 27 Feb (363,700 km)
The planets
Rise/set for mid-month at The Briars.
| Planet | In | Mag | Rise | Transit | Set | Best |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mercury | Cap | −1.4 | 6:35am | 1:29pm | 8:23pm | Hidden |
| Venus | Aqr | −3.7 | 7:31am | 2:10pm | 8:48pm | Hidden |
| Mars | Oph | 1.0 | 1:06am | 8:22am | 3:38pm | Morning |
| Jupiter | Lib | −1.8 | 12:03am | 7:02am | 2:01pm | Morning |
| Saturn | Sgr | 0.4 | 2:49am | 10:07am | 5:25pm | Morning |
| Uranus | Psc | 5.9 | 11:42am | 5:14pm | 10:46pm | Evening |
| Neptune | Aqr | 7.9 | 8:14am | 2:39pm | 9:05pm | Hidden |
The solar system — February 2018
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.