The Sky over the Mornington Peninsula — February 2071
Highlights this month
- 6FriThe Moon passes Jupiter — 0.3° apart. (12:58pm)
- 10TueSaturn is stationary — begins retrograde (westward) motion. (9:45am)
- 11WedMercury in superior conjunction with the Sun — lost in the glare. (4:58am)
- 19ThuThe Moon passes Saturn — 0.5° apart. (7:10pm)
Sun & twilight
| Date | Sunrise | Sunset | Day length | Astro. dark begins | ends |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sun 1 | 6:32am | 8:34pm | 14h 02m | 10:16pm | 4:49am |
| Tue 10 | 6:43am | 8:25pm | 13h 42m | 10:03pm | 5:04am |
| Fri 20 | 6:54am | 8:12pm | 13h 19m | 9:47pm | 5:19am |
| Sat 28 | 7:02am | 8:02pm | 12h 59m | 9:34pm | 5:30am |
Days shorten by about 62 minutes over the month.
The Moon
- First QuarterSun 8, 9:37am
- Full MoonSun 15, 12:33am
- Last QuarterSun 22, 8:33am
Perigee 12 Feb (361,700 km) · Apogee 24 Feb (405,300 km)
The planets
Rise/set for mid-month at The Briars.
| Planet | In | Mag | Rise | Transit | Set | Best |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mercury | Aqr | −1.5 | 7:03am | 1:50pm | 8:36pm | Hidden |
| Venus | Psc | −3.8 | 9:21am | 3:31pm | 9:40pm | Hidden |
| Mars | Sgr | 1.3 | 4:31am | 11:46am | 7:00pm | Morning |
| Jupiter | Psc | −2.0 | 11:42am | 5:15pm | 10:49pm | Evening |
| Saturn | Vir | 0.4 | 11:06pm | 5:42am | 12:15pm | Morning |
| Uranus | Sgr | 5.7 | 2:04am | 9:26am | 4:49pm | Morning |
| Neptune | Gem | 7.8 | 5:36pm | 10:24pm | 3:16am | Evening |
The solar system — February 2071
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.