The Sky over the Mornington Peninsula — February 2034
Highlights this month
- 1WedThe Moon passes Saturn — 5° apart. (5:46pm)
- 2ThuMercury is stationary — begins retrograde (westward) motion. (8:27am)
- 11SatMercury in inferior conjunction with the Sun — lost in the glare. (8:25pm)
- 23ThuThe Moon passes Mars — 3° apart. (11:25am)
- 23ThuMercury is stationary — resumes direct (eastward) motion. (8:21pm)
- 28TueThe Moon passes Saturn — 5° apart. (9:28pm)
Sun & twilight
| Date | Sunrise | Sunset | Day length | Astro. dark begins | ends |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wed 1 | 6:32am | 8:34pm | 14h 02m | 10:16pm | 4:49am |
| Fri 10 | 6:43am | 8:25pm | 13h 42m | 10:03pm | 5:04am |
| Mon 20 | 6:54am | 8:13pm | 13h 19m | 9:47pm | 5:19am |
| Tue 28 | 7:02am | 8:02pm | 12h 59m | 9:34pm | 5:30am |
Days shorten by about 62 minutes over the month.
The Moon
- Full MoonFri 3, 9:05pm
- Last QuarterSat 11, 10:13pm
- New MoonSun 19, 10:14am
- First QuarterSun 26, 3:33am
Apogee 10 Feb (404,900 km) · Perigee 22 Feb (365,000 km)
The planets
Rise/set for mid-month at The Briars.
| Planet | In | Mag | Rise | Transit | Set | Best |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mercury | Cap | 3.8 | 6:20am | 12:59pm | 7:38pm | Hidden |
| Venus | Aqr | −3.7 | 7:37am | 2:14pm | 8:51pm | Hidden |
| Mars | Psc | 1.1 | 11:34am | 5:06pm | 10:39pm | Evening |
| Jupiter | Aqr | −1.9 | 8:19am | 2:43pm | 9:08pm | Hidden |
| Saturn | Gem | −0.3 | 5:56pm | 10:43pm | 3:34am | Evening |
| Uranus | Gem | 5.6 | 5:06pm | 9:48pm | 2:33am | Evening |
| Neptune | Psc | 7.9 | 11:03am | 4:47pm | 10:32pm | Evening |
The solar system — February 2034
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.