The Sky over the Mornington Peninsula — February 2076
Highlights this month
- 2SunThe Moon passes Saturn — 0.5° apart. (1:04am)
- 10MonMars is stationary — begins retrograde (westward) motion. (6:29am)
- 23SunThe Moon passes Mars — 1° apart. (9:51am)
- 23SunThe Moon passes Jupiter — 3° apart. (9:34pm)
- 29SatThe Moon passes Saturn — 0.9° apart. (12:59pm)
Sun & twilight
| Date | Sunrise | Sunset | Day length | Astro. dark begins | ends |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sat 1 | 6:32am | 8:34pm | 14h 02m | 10:16pm | 4:49am |
| Mon 10 | 6:42am | 8:25pm | 13h 43m | 10:03pm | 5:03am |
| Thu 20 | 6:54am | 8:13pm | 13h 19m | 9:47pm | 5:18am |
| Sat 29 | 7:03am | 8:00pm | 12h 57m | 9:32pm | 5:31am |
Days shorten by about 65 minutes over the month.
The Moon
- New MoonWed 5, 7:59am
- First QuarterWed 12, 5:35am
- Full MoonThu 20, 10:54am
- Last QuarterFri 28, 3:03am
Perigee 4 Feb (357,200 km) · Apogee 17 Feb (406,100 km)
The planets
Rise/set for mid-month at The Briars.
| Planet | In | Mag | Rise | Transit | Set | Best |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mercury | Cap | −0.4 | 5:18am | 12:27pm | 7:36pm | Hidden |
| Venus | Psc | −4.2 | 10:33am | 4:20pm | 10:07pm | Hidden |
| Mars | Vir | −0.5 | 10:12pm | 4:18am | 10:21am | Morning |
| Jupiter | Vir | −2.1 | 10:17pm | 4:36am | 10:51am | Morning |
| Saturn | Sgr | 0.4 | 2:13am | 9:30am | 4:48pm | Morning |
| Uranus | Sgr | 5.8 | 3:36am | 10:56am | 6:15pm | Morning |
| Neptune | Gem | 7.8 | 6:21pm | 11:13pm | 4:09am | Evening |
The solar system — February 2076
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 21 August 2026.