The Sky over the Mornington Peninsula — February 2043
Highlights this month
- 4WedUranus at opposition — closest and brightest of the year, up all night in Cancer (mag 5.4). (7:24pm)
- 21SatMars in superior conjunction with the Sun — lost in the glare. (5:57am)
- 26ThuSaturn is stationary — begins retrograde (westward) motion. (11:31pm)
Sun & twilight
| Date | Sunrise | Sunset | Day length | Astro. dark begins | ends |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sun 1 | 6:32am | 8:34pm | 14h 02m | 10:17pm | 4:49am |
| Tue 10 | 6:42am | 8:25pm | 13h 43m | 10:03pm | 5:03am |
| Fri 20 | 6:54am | 8:13pm | 13h 19m | 9:48pm | 5:18am |
| Sat 28 | 7:02am | 8:02pm | 13h 00m | 9:34pm | 5:30am |
Days shorten by about 62 minutes over the month.
The Moon
- Last QuarterMon 2, 3:17pm
- New MoonTue 10, 8:11am
- First QuarterTue 17, 3:59am
- Full MoonTue 24, 8:58am
Apogee 2 Feb (404,700 km) · Perigee 14 Feb (367,900 km)
The planets
Rise/set for mid-month at The Briars.
| Planet | In | Mag | Rise | Transit | Set | Best |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mercury | Cap | −0.3 | 5:12am | 12:22pm | 7:32pm | Hidden |
| Venus | Sgr | −4.0 | 3:26am | 10:41am | 5:55pm | Morning |
| Mars | Cap | 1.1 | 6:54am | 1:40pm | 8:26pm | Hidden |
| Jupiter | Sgr | −1.7 | 2:10am | 9:31am | 4:51pm | Morning |
| Saturn | Lib | 0.4 | 11:53pm | 6:47am | 1:38pm | Morning |
| Uranus | Cnc | 5.4 | 7:42pm | 12:52am | 5:59am | Evening |
| Neptune | Ari | 7.9 | 12:41pm | 6:03pm | 11:25pm | Evening |
The solar system — February 2043
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.