The Sky over the Mornington Peninsula — February 2081
Highlights this month
- 6ThuSaturn in superior conjunction with the Sun — lost in the glare. (3:36pm)
- 7FriMercury is stationary — resumes direct (eastward) motion. (10:36am)
- 11TueVenus is stationary — begins retrograde (westward) motion. (1:33pm)
- 14FriThe Moon passes Mars — 2° apart. (7:31am)
- 20ThuMercury at greatest morning elongation (26° from the Sun, mag 0.0) — best morning apparition. (2:03pm)
- 22SatJupiter in superior conjunction with the Sun — lost in the glare. (9:32pm)
Sun & twilight
| Date | Sunrise | Sunset | Day length | Astro. dark begins | ends |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sat 1 | 6:33am | 8:33pm | 14h 00m | 10:15pm | 4:50am |
| Mon 10 | 6:43am | 8:24pm | 13h 41m | 10:02pm | 5:05am |
| Thu 20 | 6:54am | 8:12pm | 13h 17m | 9:46pm | 5:20am |
| Fri 28 | 7:03am | 8:01pm | 12h 58m | 9:33pm | 5:31am |
Days shorten by about 63 minutes over the month.
The Moon
- Last QuarterSat 1, 7:36am
- New MoonSun 9, 7:17am
- First QuarterMon 17, 9:09am
- Full Moon SupermoonMon 24, 1:28am
Apogee 9 Feb (406,300 km) · Perigee 23 Feb (356,800 km)
The planets
Rise/set for mid-month at The Briars.
| Planet | In | Mag | Rise | Transit | Set | Best |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mercury | Cap | 0.1 | 4:44am | 11:50am | 6:55pm | Morning |
| Venus | Psc | −4.5 | 9:16am | 3:06pm | 8:56pm | Hidden |
| Mars | Psc | 1.2 | 11:19am | 4:55pm | 10:31pm | Evening |
| Jupiter | Aqr | −1.8 | 7:18am | 1:57pm | 8:35pm | Hidden |
| Saturn | Cap | 0.6 | 6:10am | 1:04pm | 7:58pm | Hidden |
| Uranus | Cap | 5.9 | 5:10am | 12:15pm | 7:20pm | Hidden |
| Neptune | Cnc | 7.8 | 6:59pm | 12:02am | 5:01am | Evening |
The solar system — February 2081
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 25 August 2026.