The Sky over the Mornington Peninsula — February 2073
Highlights this month
- 3FriMercury at greatest evening elongation (18° from the Sun, mag −0.6) — best evening apparition. (10:20pm)
- 9ThuMercury is stationary — begins retrograde (westward) motion. (7:02pm)
- 13MonVenus is stationary — begins retrograde (westward) motion. (11:39pm)
- 18SatThe Moon passes Jupiter — 5° apart. (8:57am)
- 19SunMercury in inferior conjunction with the Sun — lost in the glare. (8:45am)
- 24FriJupiter is stationary — resumes direct (eastward) motion. (7:49am)
- 28TueThe Moon passes Saturn — 3° apart. (6:24am)
Sun & twilight
| Date | Sunrise | Sunset | Day length | Astro. dark begins | ends |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wed 1 | 6:33am | 8:33pm | 14h 00m | 10:15pm | 4:50am |
| Fri 10 | 6:43am | 8:24pm | 13h 41m | 10:02pm | 5:04am |
| Mon 20 | 6:54am | 8:12pm | 13h 17m | 9:46pm | 5:19am |
| Tue 28 | 7:03am | 8:01pm | 12h 58m | 9:33pm | 5:31am |
Days shorten by about 63 minutes over the month.
The Moon
- New MoonTue 7, 12:45pm
- First QuarterWed 15, 6:05pm
- Full Moon SupermoonWed 22, 6:27pm
Apogee 11 Feb (405,800 km) · Perigee 23 Feb (358,400 km)
The planets
Rise/set for mid-month at The Briars.
| Planet | In | Mag | Rise | Transit | Set | Best |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mercury | Aqr | 3.4 | 7:36am | 1:58pm | 8:20pm | Hidden |
| Venus | Psc | −4.6 | 9:27am | 3:15pm | 9:03pm | Hidden |
| Mars | Cap | 1.2 | 5:51am | 12:51pm | 7:50pm | Hidden |
| Jupiter | Gem | −2.3 | 4:57pm | 9:40pm | 2:26am | Evening |
| Saturn | Lib | 0.4 | 12:14am | 7:12am | 2:09pm | Morning |
| Uranus | Sgr | 5.8 | 2:38am | 10:00am | 5:23pm | Morning |
| Neptune | Gem | 7.8 | 5:52pm | 10:41pm | 3:34am | Evening |
The solar system — February 2073
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.