The Sky over the Mornington Peninsula — February 2019
Highlights this month
- 1FriThe Moon passes Venus — 0.1° apart. (4:38am)
- 2SatThe Moon passes Saturn — 0.6° apart. (6:06pm)
- 18MonVenus and Saturn in conjunction — 1° apart. (10:46pm)
- 27WedMercury at greatest evening elongation (18° from the Sun, mag −0.5) — best evening apparition. (12:18pm)
- 28ThuThe Moon passes Jupiter — 2° apart. (1:52am)
Sun & twilight
| Date | Sunrise | Sunset | Day length | Astro. dark begins | ends |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fri 1 | 6:32am | 8:34pm | 14h 02m | 10:17pm | 4:49am |
| Sun 10 | 6:42am | 8:25pm | 13h 43m | 10:04pm | 5:03am |
| Wed 20 | 6:53am | 8:13pm | 13h 20m | 9:48pm | 5:18am |
| Thu 28 | 7:02am | 8:02pm | 13h 00m | 9:35pm | 5:29am |
Days shorten by about 62 minutes over the month.
The Moon
- New MoonTue 5, 8:08am
- First QuarterWed 13, 9:35am
- Full Moon SupermoonWed 20, 2:49am
- Last QuarterTue 26, 10:25pm
Apogee 5 Feb (406,300 km) · Perigee 19 Feb (356,800 km)
The planets
Rise/set for mid-month at The Briars.
| Planet | In | Mag | Rise | Transit | Set | Best |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mercury | Aqr | −1.2 | 7:48am | 2:22pm | 8:55pm | Hidden |
| Venus | Sgr | −4.1 | 3:21am | 10:36am | 5:50pm | Morning |
| Mars | Ari | 1.0 | 12:09pm | 5:33pm | 10:56pm | Evening |
| Jupiter | Oph | −1.7 | 1:40am | 8:58am | 4:16pm | Morning |
| Saturn | Sgr | 0.5 | 3:35am | 10:52am | 6:08pm | Morning |
| Uranus | Ari | 5.9 | 12:02pm | 5:30pm | 10:57pm | Evening |
| Neptune | Aqr | 7.9 | 8:25am | 2:48pm | 9:11pm | Hidden |
The solar system — February 2019
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.