The Sky over the Mornington Peninsula — February 2072
Highlights this month
- 10WedThe Moon passes Saturn — 2° apart. (6:42pm)
- 17WedThe Moon passes Venus — 4° apart. (8:30am)
- 19FriMars is stationary — resumes direct (eastward) motion. (3:58am)
- 21SunMercury at greatest evening elongation (18° from the Sun, mag −0.5) — best evening apparition. (9:45am)
- 22MonSaturn is stationary — begins retrograde (westward) motion. (7:20am)
- 26FriThe Moon passes Jupiter — 4° apart. (4:56pm)
- 27SatMercury is stationary — begins retrograde (westward) motion. (9:05am)
Sun & twilight
| Date | Sunrise | Sunset | Day length | Astro. dark begins | ends |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mon 1 | 6:32am | 8:34pm | 14h 02m | 10:17pm | 4:49am |
| Wed 10 | 6:42am | 8:25pm | 13h 43m | 10:03pm | 5:03am |
| Sat 20 | 6:54am | 8:13pm | 13h 19m | 9:48pm | 5:18am |
| Mon 29 | 7:03am | 8:01pm | 12h 57m | 9:32pm | 5:31am |
Days shorten by about 65 minutes over the month.
The Moon
- Full Moon SupermoonThu 4, 3:59pm
- Last QuarterThu 11, 10:24am
- New MoonFri 19, 1:04pm
- First QuarterSat 27, 11:13am
Perigee 4 Feb (356,700 km) · Apogee 18 Feb (406,200 km)
The planets
Rise/set for mid-month at The Briars.
| Planet | In | Mag | Rise | Transit | Set | Best |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mercury | Aqr | −1.0 | 8:10am | 2:36pm | 9:01pm | Hidden |
| Venus | Cap | −3.7 | 4:46am | 11:57am | 7:07pm | Morning |
| Mars | Gem | −0.6 | 6:01pm | 10:31pm | 3:04am | Evening |
| Jupiter | Tau | −2.1 | 2:19pm | 7:19pm | 12:23am | Evening |
| Saturn | Lib | 0.4 | 11:39pm | 6:29am | 1:15pm | Morning |
| Uranus | Sgr | 5.8 | 2:23am | 9:45am | 5:08pm | Morning |
| Neptune | Gem | 7.8 | 5:46pm | 10:35pm | 3:27am | Evening |
The solar system — February 2072
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 19 August 2026.