The Sky over the Mornington Peninsula — February 2056
Highlights this month
- 13SunVenus and Jupiter in conjunction — 0.1° apart. (12:02am)
- 13SunThe Moon passes Jupiter — 0.5° apart. (6:58pm)
- 13SunThe Moon passes Venus — 0.3° apart. (8:35pm)
- 16WedNeptune is stationary — resumes direct (eastward) motion. (3:22pm)
- 25FriVenus and Mars in conjunction — 0.4° apart. (11:43am)
Sun & twilight
| Date | Sunrise | Sunset | Day length | Astro. dark begins | ends |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tue 1 | 6:32am | 8:34pm | 14h 02m | 10:17pm | 4:49am |
| Thu 10 | 6:42am | 8:25pm | 13h 43m | 10:04pm | 5:03am |
| Sun 20 | 6:53am | 8:13pm | 13h 20m | 9:48pm | 5:18am |
| Tue 29 | 7:03am | 8:01pm | 12h 58m | 9:33pm | 5:31am |
Days shorten by about 65 minutes over the month.
The Moon
- Full MoonTue 1, 11:36pm
- Last QuarterTue 8, 6:03pm
- New MoonWed 16, 1:05am
- First QuarterThu 24, 4:11am
Perigee 5 Feb (367,200 km) · Apogee 21 Feb (405,300 km)
The planets
Rise/set for mid-month at The Briars.
| Planet | In | Mag | Rise | Transit | Set | Best |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mercury | Cap | −0.3 | 5:04am | 12:15pm | 7:26pm | Hidden |
| Venus | Cap | −3.7 | 4:40am | 11:52am | 7:03pm | Morning |
| Mars | Cap | 1.3 | 5:02am | 12:12pm | 7:21pm | Hidden |
| Jupiter | Sgr | −1.7 | 4:29am | 11:41am | 6:53pm | Morning |
| Saturn | Psc | 0.8 | 10:10am | 4:09pm | 10:09pm | Hidden |
| Uranus | Vir | 5.4 | 10:26pm | 4:54am | 11:17am | Morning |
| Neptune | Tau | 7.8 | 3:04pm | 8:00pm | 1:00am | Evening |
The solar system — February 2056
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.