The Sky over the Mornington Peninsula — February 2075
Highlights this month
- 4MonThe Moon passes Jupiter — 3° apart. (12:01am)
- 10SunMercury at greatest morning elongation (26° from the Sun, mag −0.0) — best morning apparition. (6:25pm)
- 10SunThe Moon passes Saturn — 1° apart. (9:38pm)
- 12TueThe Moon passes Venus — 0.5° apart. (4:27pm)
- 13WedThe Moon passes Mercury — 0.6° apart. (7:34pm)
- 28ThuJupiter at opposition — closest and brightest of the year, up all night in Leo (mag −2.4). (2:02pm)
Sun & twilight
| Date | Sunrise | Sunset | Day length | Astro. dark begins | ends |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fri 1 | 6:32am | 8:34pm | 14h 01m | 10:16pm | 4:49am |
| Sun 10 | 6:43am | 8:25pm | 13h 42m | 10:03pm | 5:04am |
| Wed 20 | 6:54am | 8:12pm | 13h 19m | 9:47pm | 5:19am |
| Thu 28 | 7:02am | 8:02pm | 12h 59m | 9:34pm | 5:30am |
Days shorten by about 62 minutes over the month.
The Moon
- Full MoonFri 1, 3:15pm
- Last QuarterFri 8, 11:51pm
- New MoonFri 15, 5:41pm
- First QuarterSat 23, 7:00am
Perigee 12 Feb (365,400 km) · Apogee 24 Feb (404,900 km)
The planets
Rise/set for mid-month at The Briars.
| Planet | In | Mag | Rise | Transit | Set | Best |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mercury | Cap | −0.1 | 4:42am | 11:53am | 7:03pm | Morning |
| Venus | Sgr | −3.9 | 3:33am | 10:48am | 6:03pm | Morning |
| Mars | Aqr | 1.1 | 7:12am | 1:54pm | 8:35pm | Hidden |
| Jupiter | Leo | −2.3 | 8:55pm | 2:34am | 8:09am | All night |
| Saturn | Oph | 0.4 | 1:31am | 8:44am | 3:58pm | Morning |
| Uranus | Sgr | 5.8 | 3:17am | 10:37am | 5:58pm | Morning |
| Neptune | Gem | 7.8 | 6:12pm | 11:03pm | 3:57am | Evening |
The solar system — February 2075
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.