The Sky over the Mornington Peninsula — February 2085
Highlights this month
- 1ThuNeptune at opposition — closest and brightest of the year, up all night in Cancer (mag 7.8). (1:50pm)
- 2FriThe Moon passes Mars — 2° apart. (11:41pm)
- 6TueThe Moon passes Jupiter — 0.3° apart. (9:33am)
- 10SatUranus in superior conjunction with the Sun — lost in the glare. (11:18am)
- 23FriMercury at greatest evening elongation (18° from the Sun, mag −0.5) — best evening apparition. (6:01am)
Sun & twilight
| Date | Sunrise | Sunset | Day length | Astro. dark begins | ends |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thu 1 | 6:33am | 8:33pm | 14h 00m | 10:15pm | 4:50am |
| Sat 10 | 6:43am | 8:24pm | 13h 41m | 10:02pm | 5:05am |
| Tue 20 | 6:54am | 8:12pm | 13h 17m | 9:46pm | 5:20am |
| Wed 28 | 7:03am | 8:01pm | 12h 58m | 9:33pm | 5:31am |
Days shorten by about 63 minutes over the month.
The Moon
- First QuarterFri 2, 1:33am
- Full MoonSat 10, 5:29am
- Last QuarterSun 18, 1:56am
- New MoonSat 24, 5:29pm
Apogee 8 Feb (406,200 km) · Perigee 23 Feb (358,400 km)
The planets
Rise/set for mid-month at The Briars.
| Planet | In | Mag | Rise | Transit | Set | Best |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mercury | Aqr | −1.1 | 8:05am | 2:32pm | 8:58pm | Hidden |
| Venus | Cap | −3.8 | 6:24am | 1:17pm | 8:10pm | Hidden |
| Mars | Tau | 0.5 | 2:41pm | 7:29pm | 12:19am | Evening |
| Jupiter | Gem | −2.3 | 5:18pm | 10:01pm | 2:48am | Evening |
| Saturn | Psc | 1.0 | 9:42am | 3:48pm | 9:53pm | Hidden |
| Uranus | Cap | 6.0 | 6:26am | 1:16pm | 8:06pm | Hidden |
| Neptune | Cnc | 7.8 | 7:28pm | 12:39am | 5:45am | Evening |
The solar system — February 2085
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 27 August 2026.