The Sky over the Mornington Peninsula — February 2077
Highlights this month
- 15MonThe Moon passes Jupiter — 1° apart. (11:49am)
- 19FriThe Moon passes Saturn — 3° apart. (2:22pm)
- 21SunMercury in superior conjunction with the Sun — lost in the glare. (6:10am)
- 28SunJupiter is stationary — begins retrograde (westward) motion. (7:17am)
Sun & twilight
| Date | Sunrise | Sunset | Day length | Astro. dark begins | ends |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mon 1 | 6:33am | 8:33pm | 14h 00m | 10:15pm | 4:50am |
| Wed 10 | 6:43am | 8:24pm | 13h 41m | 10:02pm | 5:04am |
| Sat 20 | 6:54am | 8:12pm | 13h 17m | 9:46pm | 5:19am |
| Sun 28 | 7:03am | 8:01pm | 12h 58m | 9:33pm | 5:31am |
Days shorten by about 63 minutes over the month.
The Moon
- Full MoonMon 8, 10:12am
- Last QuarterTue 16, 2:02pm
- New MoonTue 23, 10:08am
Apogee 10 Feb (406,100 km) · Perigee 23 Feb (356,900 km)
The planets
Rise/set for mid-month at The Briars.
| Planet | In | Mag | Rise | Transit | Set | Best |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mercury | Cap | −1.2 | 6:23am | 1:19pm | 8:15pm | Hidden |
| Venus | Cap | −3.8 | 6:21am | 1:14pm | 8:08pm | Hidden |
| Mars | Aqr | 1.2 | 8:33am | 2:54pm | 9:14pm | Hidden |
| Jupiter | Lib | −1.9 | 11:33pm | 6:27am | 1:17pm | Morning |
| Saturn | Sgr | 0.4 | 2:54am | 10:12am | 5:30pm | Morning |
| Uranus | Sgr | 5.9 | 3:53am | 11:10am | 6:27pm | Morning |
| Neptune | Gem | 7.8 | 6:27pm | 11:20pm | 4:17am | Evening |
The solar system — February 2077
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.