The Sky over the Mornington Peninsula — February 2065
Highlights this month
- 16MonVenus is stationary — begins retrograde (westward) motion. (9:50am)
- 19ThuThe Moon passes Saturn — 1° apart. (4:36pm)
- 24TueJupiter is stationary — begins retrograde (westward) motion. (12:50am)
- 27FriMercury at greatest evening elongation (18° from the Sun, mag −0.4) — best evening apparition. (5:28pm)
- 28SatThe Moon passes Mars — 4° apart. (3:43pm)
Sun & twilight
| Date | Sunrise | Sunset | Day length | Astro. dark begins | ends |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sun 1 | 6:33am | 8:33pm | 14h 01m | 10:16pm | 4:50am |
| Tue 10 | 6:43am | 8:24pm | 13h 41m | 10:02pm | 5:04am |
| Fri 20 | 6:54am | 8:12pm | 13h 18m | 9:46pm | 5:19am |
| Sat 28 | 7:03am | 8:01pm | 12h 58m | 9:33pm | 5:30am |
Days shorten by about 62 minutes over the month.
The Moon
- New MoonThu 5, 9:07pm
- First QuarterFri 13, 9:51pm
- Full MoonSat 21, 10:12am
- Last QuarterSat 28, 2:32am
Apogee 12 Feb (404,900 km) · Perigee 24 Feb (364,800 km)
The planets
Rise/set for mid-month at The Briars.
| Planet | In | Mag | Rise | Transit | Set | Best |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mercury | Aqr | −1.2 | 7:48am | 2:21pm | 8:53pm | Hidden |
| Venus | Psc | −4.7 | 9:37am | 3:24pm | 9:11pm | Hidden |
| Mars | Oph | 1.0 | 12:55am | 8:09am | 3:23pm | Morning |
| Jupiter | Lib | −1.9 | 11:21pm | 6:11am | 12:57pm | Morning |
| Saturn | Cnc | −0.3 | 7:22pm | 12:26am | 5:26am | Evening |
| Uranus | Sco | 5.6 | 12:25am | 7:34am | 2:44pm | Morning |
| Neptune | Tau | 7.8 | 4:36pm | 9:23pm | 2:15am | Evening |
The solar system — February 2065
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 16 August 2026.