The Sky over the Mornington Peninsula — February 2044
Highlights this month
- 2TueMars is stationary — begins retrograde (westward) motion. (7:26am)
- 9TueUranus at opposition — closest and brightest of the year, up all night in Leo (mag 5.4). (4:49pm)
- 16TueThe Moon passes Mars — 5° apart. (6:32am)
- 24WedMercury in superior conjunction with the Sun — lost in the glare. (1:03am)
- 25ThuThe Moon passes Jupiter — 4° apart. (9:11pm)
Sun & twilight
| Date | Sunrise | Sunset | Day length | Astro. dark begins | ends |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mon 1 | 6:32am | 8:34pm | 14h 02m | 10:17pm | 4:49am |
| Wed 10 | 6:42am | 8:25pm | 13h 43m | 10:04pm | 5:03am |
| Sat 20 | 6:53am | 8:13pm | 13h 20m | 9:48pm | 5:18am |
| Mon 29 | 7:03am | 8:01pm | 12h 58m | 9:33pm | 5:31am |
Days shorten by about 65 minutes over the month.
The Moon
- First QuarterSun 7, 12:50am
- Full MoonSat 13, 5:42pm
- Last QuarterSun 21, 7:22am
- New MoonMon 29, 7:12am
Perigee 10 Feb (365,200 km) · Apogee 22 Feb (404,900 km)
The planets
Rise/set for mid-month at The Briars.
| Planet | In | Mag | Rise | Transit | Set | Best |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mercury | Cap | −1.0 | 6:11am | 1:11pm | 8:10pm | Hidden |
| Venus | Psc | −4.1 | 10:26am | 4:16pm | 10:06pm | Hidden |
| Mars | Vir | −0.7 | 9:53pm | 3:47am | 9:37am | Morning |
| Jupiter | Sgr | −1.7 | 4:11am | 11:26am | 6:40pm | Morning |
| Saturn | Lib | 0.4 | 12:32am | 7:34am | 2:35pm | Morning |
| Uranus | Leo | 5.4 | 7:57pm | 1:13am | 6:24am | All night |
| Neptune | Ari | 7.9 | 12:53pm | 6:13pm | 11:32pm | Evening |
The solar system — February 2044
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.