The Sky over the Mornington Peninsula — February 2066
Highlights this month
- 10WedThe Moon passes Saturn — 4° apart. (11:13pm)
- 11ThuMercury at greatest evening elongation (18° from the Sun, mag −0.6) — best evening apparition. (5:57am)
- 12FriSaturn at opposition — closest and brightest of the year, up all night in Leo (mag −0.1). (10:16pm)
- 17WedMercury is stationary — begins retrograde (westward) motion. (2:20am)
- 18ThuThe Moon passes Jupiter — 4° apart. (4:13pm)
- 26FriMercury in inferior conjunction with the Sun — lost in the glare. (5:55pm)
Sun & twilight
| Date | Sunrise | Sunset | Day length | Astro. dark begins | ends |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mon 1 | 6:32am | 8:34pm | 14h 01m | 10:16pm | 4:50am |
| Wed 10 | 6:43am | 8:24pm | 13h 42m | 10:03pm | 5:04am |
| Sat 20 | 6:54am | 8:12pm | 13h 18m | 9:47pm | 5:19am |
| Sun 28 | 7:03am | 8:01pm | 12h 59m | 9:33pm | 5:30am |
Days shorten by about 62 minutes over the month.
The Moon
- First QuarterTue 2, 4:44pm
- Full MoonWed 10, 7:31pm
- Last QuarterWed 17, 11:22pm
- New MoonWed 24, 7:50pm
Apogee 4 Feb (405,100 km) · Perigee 20 Feb (368,200 km)
The planets
Rise/set for mid-month at The Briars.
| Planet | In | Mag | Rise | Transit | Set | Best |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mercury | Aqr | 0.1 | 8:17am | 2:34pm | 8:51pm | Hidden |
| Venus | Aqr | −3.7 | 7:50am | 2:23pm | 8:57pm | Hidden |
| Mars | Psc | 1.1 | 11:54am | 5:21pm | 10:48pm | Evening |
| Jupiter | Oph | −1.8 | 12:54am | 8:06am | 3:18pm | Morning |
| Saturn | Leo | −0.1 | 8:09pm | 1:27am | 6:41am | All night |
| Uranus | Sco | 5.6 | 12:41am | 7:54am | 3:06pm | Morning |
| Neptune | Tau | 7.8 | 4:47pm | 9:34pm | 2:25am | Evening |
The solar system — February 2066
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.