The Sky over the Mornington Peninsula — February 2082
Highlights this month
- 2MonMercury at greatest morning elongation (25° from the Sun, mag −0.1) — best morning apparition. (10:54pm)
- 18WedSaturn in superior conjunction with the Sun — lost in the glare. (1:52pm)
Sun & twilight
| Date | Sunrise | Sunset | Day length | Astro. dark begins | ends |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sun 1 | 6:33am | 8:33pm | 14h 01m | 10:16pm | 4:50am |
| Tue 10 | 6:43am | 8:24pm | 13h 41m | 10:03pm | 5:04am |
| Fri 20 | 6:54am | 8:12pm | 13h 18m | 9:47pm | 5:19am |
| Sat 28 | 7:03am | 8:01pm | 12h 58m | 9:33pm | 5:30am |
Days shorten by about 62 minutes over the month.
The Moon
- First QuarterFri 6, 12:42pm
- Full MoonFri 13, 5:19pm
- Last QuarterFri 20, 8:33am
- New MoonSat 28, 1:54am
Apogee 3 Feb (405,500 km) · Perigee 15 Feb (360,500 km)
The planets
Rise/set for mid-month at The Briars.
| Planet | In | Mag | Rise | Transit | Set | Best |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mercury | Cap | −0.2 | 4:54am | 12:05pm | 7:16pm | Hidden |
| Venus | Aqr | −3.7 | 7:56am | 2:28pm | 8:59pm | Hidden |
| Mars | Oph | 1.1 | 1:35am | 8:56am | 4:17pm | Morning |
| Jupiter | Psc | −1.9 | 9:37am | 3:41pm | 9:46pm | Hidden |
| Saturn | Aqr | 0.7 | 7:02am | 1:46pm | 8:29pm | Hidden |
| Uranus | Cap | 5.9 | 5:30am | 12:32pm | 7:33pm | Hidden |
| Neptune | Cnc | 7.8 | 7:07pm | 12:12am | 5:13am | Evening |
The solar system — February 2082
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 26 August 2026.