The Sky over the Mornington Peninsula — February 2042
Highlights this month
- 5WedThe Moon passes Mars — 0.2° apart. (4:44pm)
- 6ThuMars at opposition — closest and brightest of the year, up all night in Cancer (mag −1.2). (10:45pm)
- 12WedThe Moon passes Saturn — 3° apart. (5:54am)
- 12WedMercury at greatest morning elongation (26° from the Sun, mag −0.0) — best morning apparition. (1:03pm)
- 14FriThe Moon passes Jupiter — 4° apart. (4:57am)
- 15SatSaturn is stationary — begins retrograde (westward) motion. (3:12am)
- 18TueThe Moon passes Mercury — 5° apart. (11:29pm)
Sun & twilight
| Date | Sunrise | Sunset | Day length | Astro. dark begins | ends |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sat 1 | 6:32am | 8:34pm | 14h 01m | 10:16pm | 4:49am |
| Mon 10 | 6:43am | 8:25pm | 13h 42m | 10:03pm | 5:04am |
| Thu 20 | 6:54am | 8:12pm | 13h 19m | 9:47pm | 5:19am |
| Fri 28 | 7:02am | 8:02pm | 12h 59m | 9:34pm | 5:30am |
Days shorten by about 62 minutes over the month.
The Moon
- Full MoonWed 5, 12:57pm
- Last QuarterThu 13, 6:20pm
- New MoonThu 20, 6:43pm
- First QuarterThu 27, 10:28am
Apogee 9 Feb (405,800 km) · Perigee 21 Feb (358,500 km)
The planets
Rise/set for mid-month at The Briars.
| Planet | In | Mag | Rise | Transit | Set | Best |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mercury | Cap | −0.1 | 4:41am | 11:51am | 7:01pm | Morning |
| Venus | Aqr | −3.7 | 7:41am | 2:17pm | 8:52pm | Hidden |
| Mars | Cnc | −1.1 | 7:57pm | 12:55am | 5:48am | Evening |
| Jupiter | Lib | −1.8 | 12:28am | 7:34am | 2:41pm | Morning |
| Saturn | Vir | 0.4 | 11:18pm | 6:01am | 12:39pm | Morning |
| Uranus | Cnc | 5.4 | 7:26pm | 12:32am | 5:33am | Evening |
| Neptune | Ari | 7.9 | 12:29pm | 5:54pm | 11:18pm | Evening |
The solar system — February 2042
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.