The Sky over the Mornington Peninsula — February 2070
Highlights this month
- 1SatThe Moon passes Saturn — 3° apart. (1:44pm)
- 7FriThe Moon passes Venus — 0.5° apart. (10:32pm)
- 28FriThe Moon passes Saturn — 3° apart. (8:50pm)
Sun & twilight
| Date | Sunrise | Sunset | Day length | Astro. dark begins | ends |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sat 1 | 6:32am | 8:33pm | 14h 01m | 10:16pm | 4:50am |
| Mon 10 | 6:43am | 8:24pm | 13h 42m | 10:03pm | 5:04am |
| Thu 20 | 6:54am | 8:12pm | 13h 18m | 9:47pm | 5:19am |
| Fri 28 | 7:03am | 8:01pm | 12h 59m | 9:33pm | 5:30am |
Days shorten by about 62 minutes over the month.
The Moon
- Last QuarterMon 3, 3:49pm
- New MoonTue 11, 1:58pm
- First QuarterTue 18, 1:36pm
- Full MoonTue 25, 1:31pm
Apogee 4 Feb (404,800 km) · Perigee 18 Feb (369,900 km)
The planets
Rise/set for mid-month at The Briars.
| Planet | In | Mag | Rise | Transit | Set | Best |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mercury | Cap | −0.8 | 5:53am | 12:56pm | 7:59pm | Hidden |
| Venus | Sgr | −4.6 | 3:23am | 10:27am | 5:31pm | Morning |
| Mars | Tau | 0.2 | 3:30pm | 8:10pm | 12:52am | Evening |
| Jupiter | Psc | −1.9 | 9:17am | 3:26pm | 9:36pm | Hidden |
| Saturn | Vir | 0.4 | 10:32pm | 4:54am | 11:12am | Morning |
| Uranus | Oph | 5.7 | 1:46am | 9:07am | 4:29pm | Morning |
| Neptune | Gem | 7.8 | 5:26pm | 10:13pm | 3:05am | Evening |
The solar system — February 2070
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.