The Sky over the Mornington Peninsula — February 2079
Highlights this month
- 14TueMercury at greatest evening elongation (18° from the Sun, mag −0.5) — best evening apparition. (2:11am)
- 19SunMercury is stationary — begins retrograde (westward) motion. (10:56pm)
- 27MonThe Moon passes Jupiter — 5° apart. (6:08am)
- 28TueThe Moon passes Saturn — 5° apart. (6:25pm)
Sun & twilight
| Date | Sunrise | Sunset | Day length | Astro. dark begins | ends |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wed 1 | 6:32am | 8:34pm | 14h 01m | 10:16pm | 4:49am |
| Fri 10 | 6:43am | 8:25pm | 13h 42m | 10:03pm | 5:04am |
| Mon 20 | 6:54am | 8:12pm | 13h 19m | 9:47pm | 5:19am |
| Tue 28 | 7:02am | 8:01pm | 12h 59m | 9:34pm | 5:30am |
Days shorten by about 62 minutes over the month.
The Moon
- New MoonThu 2, 10:41am
- First QuarterThu 9, 2:15pm
- Full MoonThu 16, 10:43am
- Last QuarterFri 24, 6:27am
Perigee 11 Feb (368,800 km) · Apogee 24 Feb (404,700 km)
The planets
Rise/set for mid-month at The Briars.
| Planet | In | Mag | Rise | Transit | Set | Best |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mercury | Aqr | −0.4 | 8:21am | 2:39pm | 8:57pm | Hidden |
| Venus | Psc | −3.8 | 9:24am | 3:33pm | 9:41pm | Hidden |
| Mars | Psc | 1.2 | 9:55am | 3:54pm | 9:53pm | Hidden |
| Jupiter | Sgr | −1.7 | 2:59am | 10:19am | 5:39pm | Morning |
| Saturn | Sgr | 0.5 | 4:31am | 11:42am | 6:53pm | Morning |
| Uranus | Sgr | 5.9 | 4:33am | 11:45am | 6:57pm | Morning |
| Neptune | Cnc | 7.8 | 6:45pm | 11:41pm | 4:41am | Evening |
The solar system — February 2079
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 22 August 2026.