The Sky over the Mornington Peninsula — February 2069
Highlights this month
- 17SunJupiter in superior conjunction with the Sun — lost in the glare. (7:57pm)
- 18MonThe Moon passes Mars — 5° apart. (5:47pm)
Sun & twilight
| Date | Sunrise | Sunset | Day length | Astro. dark begins | ends |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fri 1 | 6:33am | 8:33pm | 14h 01m | 10:16pm | 4:50am |
| Sun 10 | 6:43am | 8:24pm | 13h 41m | 10:02pm | 5:04am |
| Wed 20 | 6:54am | 8:12pm | 13h 18m | 9:46pm | 5:19am |
| Thu 28 | 7:03am | 8:01pm | 12h 58m | 9:33pm | 5:30am |
Days shorten by about 63 minutes over the month.
The Moon
- Full MoonWed 6, 4:29pm
- Last QuarterThu 14, 8:27pm
- New MoonFri 22, 2:22am
- First QuarterThu 28, 5:54pm
Apogee 11 Feb (405,400 km) · Perigee 23 Feb (361,200 km)
The planets
Rise/set for mid-month at The Briars.
| Planet | In | Mag | Rise | Transit | Set | Best |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mercury | Cap | −0.2 | 5:00am | 12:11pm | 7:21pm | Hidden |
| Venus | Cap | −3.8 | 6:17am | 1:12pm | 8:06pm | Hidden |
| Mars | Sgr | 1.3 | 3:14am | 10:37am | 5:59pm | Morning |
| Jupiter | Aqr | −1.8 | 6:59am | 1:42pm | 8:25pm | Hidden |
| Saturn | Vir | 0.5 | 9:59pm | 4:05am | 10:07am | Morning |
| Uranus | Oph | 5.7 | 1:28am | 8:48am | 4:08pm | Morning |
| Neptune | Gem | 7.8 | 5:15pm | 10:02pm | 2:54am | Evening |
The solar system — February 2069
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 18 August 2026.