The Sky over the Mornington Peninsula — February 2035
Highlights this month
- 4SunThe Moon passes Venus — 3° apart. (10:25pm)
- 7WedMercury is stationary — resumes direct (eastward) motion. (5:36am)
- 12MonThe Moon passes Jupiter — 1° apart. (7:38pm)
- 20TueMercury at greatest morning elongation (26° from the Sun, mag 0.0) — best morning apparition. (8:20am)
- 20TueThe Moon passes Saturn — 4° apart. (10:33am)
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 | 6:42am | 8:25pm | 13h 43m | 10:04pm | 5:03am |
| Tue 20 | 6:54am | 8:13pm | 13h 19m | 9:48pm | 5:18am |
| Wed 28 | 7:02am | 8:02pm | 13h 00m | 9:34pm | 5:30am |
Days shorten by about 62 minutes over the month.
The Moon
- New MoonThu 8, 7:22pm
- First QuarterFri 16, 12:21am
- Full MoonThu 22, 7:56pm
Apogee 2 Feb (405,100 km) · Perigee 18 Feb (368,100 km)
The planets
Rise/set for mid-month at The Briars.
| Planet | In | Mag | Rise | Transit | Set | Best |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mercury | Cap | 0.1 | 4:43am | 11:49am | 6:56pm | Morning |
| Venus | Sgr | −4.0 | 3:24am | 10:39am | 5:54pm | Morning |
| Mars | Oph | 1.2 | 1:47am | 9:09am | 4:31pm | Morning |
| Jupiter | Psc | −1.9 | 10:40am | 4:29pm | 10:18pm | Evening |
| Saturn | Cnc | −0.3 | 6:54pm | 11:48pm | 4:45am | Evening |
| Uranus | Gem | 5.5 | 5:26pm | 10:08pm | 2:54am | Evening |
| Neptune | Psc | 7.9 | 11:15am | 4:56pm | 10:38pm | Evening |
The solar system — February 2035
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.