The Sky over the Mornington Peninsula — February 2048
Highlights this month
- 7FriThe Moon passes Mars — 5° apart. (11:17pm)
- 10MonMercury is stationary — resumes direct (eastward) motion. (2:01am)
- 11TueThe Moon passes Saturn — 0.1° apart. (9:39am)
- 12WedThe Moon passes Venus — 2° apart. (9:18am)
- 18TueMercury and Venus in conjunction — 1° apart. (1:58am)
- 21FriThe Moon passes Jupiter — 5° apart. (1:50am)
- 23SunMercury at greatest morning elongation (27° from the Sun, mag 0.0) — best morning apparition. (8:37am)
- 28FriUranus at opposition — closest and brightest of the year, up all night in Leo (mag 5.4). (12:11pm)
Sun & twilight
| Date | Sunrise | Sunset | Day length | Astro. dark begins | ends |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sat 1 | 6:32am | 8:34pm | 14h 02m | 10:17pm | 4:49am |
| Mon 10 | 6:42am | 8:25pm | 13h 43m | 10:04pm | 5:03am |
| Thu 20 | 6:53am | 8:13pm | 13h 20m | 9:48pm | 5:18am |
| Sat 29 | 7:03am | 8:01pm | 12h 58m | 9:33pm | 5:31am |
Days shorten by about 65 minutes over the month.
The Moon
- Last QuarterFri 7, 2:24pm
- New MoonFri 14, 11:31am
- First QuarterSat 22, 6:21am
Perigee 9 Feb (368,700 km) · Apogee 22 Feb (404,700 km)
The planets
Rise/set for mid-month at The Briars.
| Planet | In | Mag | Rise | Transit | Set | Best |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mercury | Cap | 0.2 | 4:49am | 11:53am | 6:57pm | Morning |
| Venus | Cap | −3.7 | 4:37am | 11:49am | 7:01pm | Morning |
| Mars | Lib | 0.7 | 12:17am | 7:20am | 2:23pm | Morning |
| Jupiter | Ari | −2.1 | 1:33pm | 6:42pm | 11:51pm | Evening |
| Saturn | Sgr | 0.5 | 3:17am | 10:34am | 5:52pm | Morning |
| Uranus | Leo | 5.4 | 8:50pm | 2:29am | 8:03am | All night |
| Neptune | Ari | 7.9 | 1:37pm | 6:48pm | 12:02am | Evening |
The solar system — February 2048
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.