The Sky over the Mornington Peninsula — February 2074
Highlights this month
- 3SatMercury in inferior conjunction with the Sun — lost in the glare. (12:42am)
- 11SunThe Moon passes Jupiter — 1° apart. (3:00am)
- 12MonThe Moon passes Mars — 3° apart. (1:47pm)
- 14WedMars at opposition — closest and brightest of the year, up all night in Leo (mag −1.2). (12:56pm)
- 14WedMercury is stationary — resumes direct (eastward) motion. (7:05pm)
- 19MonThe Moon passes Saturn — 3° apart. (1:42pm)
- 24SatThe Moon passes Mercury — 0.3° apart. (3:43am)
- 28WedMercury at greatest morning elongation (27° from the Sun, mag 0.1) — best morning apparition. (9:07am)
Sun & twilight
| Date | Sunrise | Sunset | Day length | Astro. dark begins | ends |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thu 1 | 6:32am | 8:33pm | 14h 01m | 10:16pm | 4:50am |
| Sat 10 | 6:43am | 8:24pm | 13h 41m | 10:03pm | 5:04am |
| Tue 20 | 6:54am | 8:12pm | 13h 18m | 9:47pm | 5:19am |
| Wed 28 | 7:03am | 8:01pm | 12h 59m | 9:33pm | 5:30am |
Days shorten by about 62 minutes over the month.
The Moon
- First QuarterSun 4, 3:06pm
- Full MoonMon 12, 8:07am
- Last QuarterMon 19, 3:00am
- New MoonMon 26, 9:06am
Apogee 4 Feb (404,700 km) · Perigee 16 Feb (367,800 km)
The planets
Rise/set for mid-month at The Briars.
| Planet | In | Mag | Rise | Transit | Set | Best |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mercury | Cap | 0.6 | 5:09am | 12:05pm | 7:02pm | Hidden |
| Venus | Aqr | −3.7 | 7:53am | 2:26pm | 8:58pm | Hidden |
| Mars | Leo | −1.2 | 8:27pm | 1:37am | 6:42am | All night |
| Jupiter | Cnc | −2.4 | 7:14pm | 12:16am | 5:13am | Evening |
| Saturn | Sco | 0.4 | 12:51am | 7:58am | 3:05pm | Morning |
| Uranus | Sgr | 5.8 | 2:57am | 10:19am | 5:41pm | Morning |
| Neptune | Gem | 7.8 | 6:02pm | 10:52pm | 3:46am | Evening |
The solar system — February 2074
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 20 August 2026.