The Sky over the Mornington Peninsula — February 2078
Highlights this month
- 3ThuMercury in superior conjunction with the Sun — lost in the glare. (12:33am)
- 4FriThe Moon passes Mars — 0.3° apart. (3:18pm)
- 7MonThe Moon passes Jupiter — 2° apart. (2:23pm)
- 10ThuThe Moon passes Saturn — 4° apart. (10:20am)
- 24ThuVenus and Saturn in conjunction — 3° apart. (6:05pm)
Sun & twilight
| Date | Sunrise | Sunset | Day length | Astro. dark begins | ends |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tue 1 | 6:33am | 8:33pm | 14h 01m | 10:16pm | 4:50am |
| Thu 10 | 6:43am | 8:24pm | 13h 41m | 10:03pm | 5:04am |
| Sun 20 | 6:54am | 8:12pm | 13h 18m | 9:47pm | 5:19am |
| Mon 28 | 7:03am | 8:01pm | 12h 58m | 9:33pm | 5:30am |
Days shorten by about 62 minutes over the month.
The Moon
- Last QuarterSat 5, 1:59pm
- New MoonSun 13, 1:05am
- First QuarterSat 19, 5:33pm
- Full MoonSun 27, 4:49am
Apogee 3 Feb (405,000 km) · Perigee 15 Feb (364,100 km)
The planets
Rise/set for mid-month at The Briars.
| Planet | In | Mag | Rise | Transit | Set | Best |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mercury | Aqr | −1.3 | 7:36am | 2:13pm | 8:49pm | Hidden |
| Venus | Sgr | −4.6 | 3:21am | 10:25am | 5:30pm | Morning |
| Mars | Lib | 0.3 | 11:23pm | 6:09am | 12:52pm | Morning |
| Jupiter | Oph | −1.7 | 1:08am | 8:22am | 3:37pm | Morning |
| Saturn | Sgr | 0.5 | 3:42am | 10:57am | 6:13pm | Morning |
| Uranus | Sgr | 5.9 | 4:13am | 11:27am | 6:42pm | Morning |
| Neptune | Gem | 7.8 | 6:36pm | 11:30pm | 4:29am | Evening |
The solar system — February 2078
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.