The Sky over the Mornington Peninsula — February 2051
Highlights this month
- 5SunNeptune is stationary — resumes direct (eastward) motion. (7:55am)
- 8WedThe Moon passes Venus — 2° apart. (12:31pm)
- 16ThuMercury in superior conjunction with the Sun — lost in the glare. (3:31am)
- 16ThuThe Moon passes Mars — 0.7° apart. (4:20pm)
- 20MonJupiter at opposition — closest and brightest of the year, up all night in Leo (mag −2.4). (1:15am)
Sun & twilight
| Date | Sunrise | Sunset | Day length | Astro. dark begins | ends |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wed 1 | 6:32am | 8:34pm | 14h 02m | 10:16pm | 4:49am |
| Fri 10 | 6:42am | 8:25pm | 13h 42m | 10:03pm | 5:03am |
| Mon 20 | 6:54am | 8:13pm | 13h 19m | 9:47pm | 5:19am |
| Tue 28 | 7:02am | 8:02pm | 13h 00m | 9:34pm | 5:30am |
Days shorten by about 62 minutes over the month.
The Moon
- Last QuarterSat 4, 12:40pm
- New MoonSat 11, 5:47pm
- First QuarterSat 18, 9:16am
- Full MoonSun 26, 1:52am
Apogee 1 Feb (405,400 km) · Perigee 13 Feb (360,700 km) · Apogee 28 Feb (406,000 km)
The planets
Rise/set for mid-month at The Briars.
| Planet | In | Mag | Rise | Transit | Set | Best |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mercury | Cap | −1.5 | 6:42am | 1:35pm | 8:26pm | Hidden |
| Venus | Sgr | −4.0 | 3:28am | 10:43am | 5:57pm | Morning |
| Mars | Ari | 1.0 | 12:30pm | 5:48pm | 11:06pm | Evening |
| Jupiter | Leo | −2.4 | 8:30pm | 1:57am | 7:21am | All night |
| Saturn | Cap | 0.6 | 5:43am | 12:43pm | 7:43pm | Hidden |
| Uranus | Vir | 5.4 | 9:26pm | 3:23am | 9:16am | Morning |
| Neptune | Tau | 7.8 | 2:09pm | 7:13pm | 12:22am | Evening |
The solar system — February 2051
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.