The Sky over the Mornington Peninsula — February 2027
Highlights this month
- 3WedMercury at greatest evening elongation (18° from the Sun, mag −0.6) — best evening apparition. (5:10pm)
- 8MonUranus is stationary — resumes direct (eastward) motion. (10:20pm)
- 9TueMercury is stationary — begins retrograde (westward) motion. (2:00pm)
- 11ThuJupiter at opposition — closest and brightest of the year, up all night in Leo (mag −2.4). (11:12am)
- 19FriMercury in inferior conjunction with the Sun — lost in the glare. (3:35am)
- 20SatMars at opposition — closest and brightest of the year, up all night in Leo (mag −1.2). (2:44am)
- 20SatThe Moon passes Jupiter — 1° apart. (3:54pm)
Sun & twilight
| Date | Sunrise | Sunset | Day length | Astro. dark begins | ends |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mon 1 | 6:32am | 8:34pm | 14h 02m | 10:17pm | 4:49am |
| Wed 10 | 6:42am | 8:25pm | 13h 43m | 10:04pm | 5:03am |
| Sat 20 | 6:54am | 8:13pm | 13h 19m | 9:48pm | 5:18am |
| Sun 28 | 7:02am | 8:02pm | 13h 00m | 9:34pm | 5:29am |
Days shorten by about 62 minutes over the month.
The Moon
- New MoonSun 7, 2:56am
- First QuarterSun 14, 7:08pm
- Full MoonSun 21, 10:22am
- Last QuarterSun 28, 4:14pm
Apogee 3 Feb (406,000 km) · Perigee 19 Feb (360,900 km)
The planets
Rise/set for mid-month at The Briars.
| Planet | In | Mag | Rise | Transit | Set | Best |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mercury | Aqr | 3.6 | 7:34am | 1:57pm | 8:20pm | Hidden |
| Venus | Sgr | −4.0 | 3:23am | 10:37am | 5:52pm | Morning |
| Mars | Leo | −1.2 | 8:48pm | 2:08am | 7:22am | All night |
| Jupiter | Leo | −2.4 | 8:03pm | 1:19am | 6:32am | All night |
| Saturn | Psc | 0.7 | 10:32am | 4:26pm | 10:20pm | Evening |
| Uranus | Tau | 5.7 | 2:44pm | 7:38pm | 12:36am | Evening |
| Neptune | Psc | 7.9 | 9:50am | 3:52pm | 9:54pm | Hidden |
The solar system — February 2027
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.