The Sky over the Mornington Peninsula — February 2028
Highlights this month
- 2WedMercury in inferior conjunction with the Sun — lost in the glare. (7:42pm)
- 13SunUranus is stationary — resumes direct (eastward) motion. (8:43am)
- 14MonMercury is stationary — resumes direct (eastward) motion. (2:04pm)
- 23WedThe Moon passes Mercury — 0.2° apart. (11:10am)
- 28MonMercury at greatest morning elongation (27° from the Sun, mag 0.1) — best morning apparition. (3:24am)
Sun & twilight
| Date | Sunrise | Sunset | Day length | Astro. dark begins | ends |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tue 1 | 6:32am | 8:34pm | 14h 03m | 10:17pm | 4:48am |
| Thu 10 | 6:42am | 8:25pm | 13h 43m | 10:04pm | 5:03am |
| Sun 20 | 6:53am | 8:13pm | 13h 20m | 9:48pm | 5:18am |
| Tue 29 | 7:03am | 8:01pm | 12h 58m | 9:33pm | 5:30am |
Days shorten by about 65 minutes over the month.
The Moon
- First QuarterFri 4, 6:19am
- Full Moon SupermoonFri 11, 2:02am
- Last QuarterThu 17, 7:04pm
- New MoonFri 25, 9:43pm
Perigee 11 Feb (356,800 km) · Apogee 25 Feb (406,300 km)
The planets
Rise/set for mid-month at The Briars.
| Planet | In | Mag | Rise | Transit | Set | Best |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mercury | Cap | 0.6 | 5:07am | 12:05pm | 7:03pm | Hidden |
| Venus | Psc | −4.1 | 10:22am | 4:14pm | 10:05pm | Hidden |
| Mars | Aqr | 1.1 | 7:26am | 2:04pm | 8:43pm | Hidden |
| Jupiter | Vir | −2.2 | 9:33pm | 3:30am | 9:22am | Morning |
| Saturn | Psc | 0.5 | 11:31am | 5:11pm | 10:51pm | Evening |
| Uranus | Tau | 5.7 | 3:05pm | 7:56pm | 12:52am | Evening |
| Neptune | Psc | 7.9 | 10:01am | 4:01pm | 10:01pm | Hidden |
The solar system — February 2028
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.