The Sky over the Mornington Peninsula — February 2086
Highlights this month
- 1FriJupiter at opposition — closest and brightest of the year, up all night in Cancer (mag −2.4). (10:23pm)
- 3SunNeptune at opposition — closest and brightest of the year, up all night in Cancer (mag 7.8). (11:58pm)
- 6WedMercury at greatest evening elongation (18° from the Sun, mag −0.6) — best evening apparition. (6:37pm)
- 11MonThe Moon passes Venus — 3° apart. (2:44am)
- 12TueThe Moon passes Mars — 3° apart. (12:38am)
- 12TueMercury is stationary — begins retrograde (westward) motion. (2:57pm)
- 14ThuUranus in superior conjunction with the Sun — lost in the glare. (4:03pm)
- 22FriMercury in inferior conjunction with the Sun — lost in the glare. (5:19am)
- 26TueThe Moon passes Jupiter — 5° apart. (10:01am)
Sun & twilight
| Date | Sunrise | Sunset | Day length | Astro. dark begins | ends |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fri 1 | 6:33am | 8:33pm | 14h 01m | 10:16pm | 4:50am |
| Sun 10 | 6:43am | 8:24pm | 13h 41m | 10:03pm | 5:04am |
| Wed 20 | 6:54am | 8:12pm | 13h 18m | 9:47pm | 5:19am |
| Thu 28 | 7:03am | 8:01pm | 12h 58m | 9:33pm | 5:30am |
Days shorten by about 62 minutes over the month.
The Moon
- Last QuarterThu 7, 9:33am
- New MoonThu 14, 9:28am
- First QuarterThu 21, 12:50am
- Full MoonThu 28, 11:24pm
Apogee 2 Feb (405,900 km) · Perigee 15 Feb (358,000 km)
The planets
Rise/set for mid-month at The Briars.
| Planet | In | Mag | Rise | Transit | Set | Best |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mercury | Aqr | 1.6 | 7:57am | 2:16pm | 8:35pm | Hidden |
| Venus | Sgr | −4.6 | 3:18am | 10:24am | 5:29pm | Morning |
| Mars | Sgr | 1.3 | 4:01am | 11:19am | 6:37pm | Morning |
| Jupiter | Cnc | −2.4 | 7:29pm | 12:36am | 5:38am | Evening |
| Saturn | Psc | 0.7 | 10:39am | 4:31pm | 10:23pm | Evening |
| Uranus | Cap | 6.0 | 6:46am | 1:31pm | 8:17pm | Hidden |
| Neptune | Cnc | 7.8 | 7:36pm | 12:49am | 5:57am | Evening |
The solar system — February 2086
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.