The Sky over the Mornington Peninsula — February 2047
Highlights this month
- 5TueMercury is stationary — begins retrograde (westward) motion. (3:48am)
- 14ThuMercury in inferior conjunction with the Sun — lost in the glare. (4:19pm)
- 20WedThe Moon passes Saturn — 3° apart. (6:05am)
- 23SatUranus at opposition — closest and brightest of the year, up all night in Leo (mag 5.4). (12:30pm)
- 26TueMercury is stationary — resumes direct (eastward) motion. (5:28pm)
Sun & twilight
| Date | Sunrise | Sunset | Day length | Astro. dark begins | ends |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fri 1 | 6:32am | 8:34pm | 14h 02m | 10:16pm | 4:49am |
| Sun 10 | 6:42am | 8:25pm | 13h 42m | 10:03pm | 5:03am |
| Wed 20 | 6:54am | 8:13pm | 13h 19m | 9:47pm | 5:19am |
| Thu 28 | 7:02am | 8:02pm | 13h 00m | 9:34pm | 5:30am |
Days shorten by about 62 minutes over the month.
The Moon
- First QuarterSun 3, 2:10pm
- Full MoonMon 11, 1:41am
- Last QuarterSun 17, 5:45pm
- New MoonMon 25, 5:31am
Apogee 1 Feb (405,000 km) · Perigee 13 Feb (364,200 km)
The planets
Rise/set for mid-month at The Briars.
| Planet | In | Mag | Rise | Transit | Set | Best |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mercury | Cap | 5.9 | 6:50am | 1:22pm | 7:54pm | Hidden |
| Venus | Psc | −3.7 | 9:13am | 3:25pm | 9:36pm | Hidden |
| Mars | Psc | 1.3 | 9:37am | 3:41pm | 9:45pm | Hidden |
| Jupiter | Psc | −1.9 | 11:00am | 4:44pm | 10:28pm | Evening |
| Saturn | Sgr | 0.4 | 2:31am | 9:49am | 5:07pm | Morning |
| Uranus | Leo | 5.4 | 8:37pm | 2:09am | 7:37am | All night |
| Neptune | Ari | 7.9 | 1:25pm | 6:38pm | 11:51pm | Evening |
The solar system — February 2047
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.