The Sky over the Mornington Peninsula — February 2080
Highlights this month
- 3SatMercury is stationary — begins retrograde (westward) motion. (1:23pm)
- 13TueMercury in inferior conjunction with the Sun — lost in the glare. (1:30am)
- 13TueThe Moon passes Mars — 5° apart. (3:19pm)
- 19MonThe Moon passes Jupiter — 4° apart. (4:55am)
- 25SunMercury is stationary — resumes direct (eastward) motion. (1:25am)
Sun & twilight
| Date | Sunrise | Sunset | Day length | Astro. dark begins | ends |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thu 1 | 6:32am | 8:34pm | 14h 02m | 10:16pm | 4:49am |
| Sat 10 | 6:42am | 8:25pm | 13h 42m | 10:03pm | 5:03am |
| Tue 20 | 6:54am | 8:13pm | 13h 19m | 9:47pm | 5:18am |
| Thu 29 | 7:03am | 8:00pm | 12h 57m | 9:32pm | 5:31am |
Days shorten by about 65 minutes over the month.
The Moon
- Full MoonMon 5, 11:21pm
- Last QuarterTue 13, 2:41am
- New MoonWed 21, 7:12am
- First QuarterWed 28, 6:30pm
Perigee 4 Feb (359,200 km) · Apogee 16 Feb (405,700 km)
The planets
Rise/set for mid-month at The Briars.
| Planet | In | Mag | Rise | Transit | Set | Best |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mercury | Cap | 4.7 | 6:32am | 1:08pm | 7:44pm | Hidden |
| Venus | Cap | −3.7 | 4:49am | 11:59am | 7:09pm | Morning |
| Mars | Sco | 0.8 | 12:31am | 7:39am | 2:46pm | Morning |
| Jupiter | Cap | −1.7 | 5:06am | 12:12pm | 7:18pm | Hidden |
| Saturn | Cap | 0.6 | 5:21am | 12:25pm | 7:29pm | Hidden |
| Uranus | Cap | 5.9 | 4:53am | 12:02pm | 7:11pm | Hidden |
| Neptune | Cnc | 7.8 | 6:54pm | 11:51pm | 4:53am | Evening |
The solar system — February 2080
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 24 August 2026.