The Sky over the Mornington Peninsula — February 2040
Highlights this month
- 2ThuThe Moon passes Jupiter — 3° apart. (11:45pm)
- 3FriThe Moon passes Saturn — 2° apart. (7:06pm)
- 6MonMercury at greatest evening elongation (18° from the Sun, mag −0.6) — best evening apparition. (1:27pm)
- 9ThuMars is stationary — resumes direct (eastward) motion. (10:29pm)
- 11SatThe Moon passes Venus — 4° apart. (12:55am)
- 12SunMercury is stationary — begins retrograde (westward) motion. (9:53am)
- 22WedMercury in inferior conjunction with the Sun — lost in the glare. (12:07am)
- 23ThuThe Moon passes Mars — 1° apart. (4:06am)
Sun & twilight
| Date | Sunrise | Sunset | Day length | Astro. dark begins | ends |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wed 1 | 6:32am | 8:34pm | 14h 03m | 10:17pm | 4:48am |
| Fri 10 | 6:42am | 8:25pm | 13h 43m | 10:04pm | 5:03am |
| Mon 20 | 6:53am | 8:13pm | 13h 20m | 9:48pm | 5:18am |
| Wed 29 | 7:03am | 8:01pm | 12h 58m | 9:33pm | 5:31am |
Days shorten by about 65 minutes over the month.
The Moon
- Last QuarterMon 6, 9:40am
- New MoonMon 13, 1:21am
- First QuarterMon 20, 8:37am
- Full MoonTue 28, 12:05pm
Perigee 11 Feb (361,500 km) · Apogee 23 Feb (405,300 km)
The planets
Rise/set for mid-month at The Briars.
| Planet | In | Mag | Rise | Transit | Set | Best |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mercury | Aqr | 1.7 | 7:55am | 2:15pm | 8:35pm | Hidden |
| Venus | Sgr | −3.7 | 4:35am | 11:47am | 6:59pm | Morning |
| Mars | Gem | −0.4 | 5:25pm | 9:54pm | 2:26am | Evening |
| Jupiter | Vir | −2.2 | 9:44pm | 3:47am | 9:45am | Morning |
| Saturn | Vir | 0.5 | 10:16pm | 4:29am | 10:37am | Morning |
| Uranus | Cnc | 5.4 | 6:57pm | 11:50pm | 4:47am | Evening |
| Neptune | Ari | 7.9 | 12:09pm | 5:39pm | 11:08pm | Evening |
The solar system — February 2040
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.