The Sky over the Mornington Peninsula — February 2088
Highlights this month
- 1SunMercury is stationary — resumes direct (eastward) motion. (2:50am)
- 3TueJupiter is stationary — begins retrograde (westward) motion. (5:21am)
- 8SunNeptune at opposition — closest and brightest of the year, up all night in Leo (mag 7.8). (8:14pm)
- 11WedThe Moon passes Jupiter — 3° apart. (10:23pm)
- 13FriMercury at greatest morning elongation (26° from the Sun, mag −0.0) — best morning apparition. (6:48pm)
- 23MonUranus in superior conjunction with the Sun — lost in the glare. (1:07am)
- 27FriThe Moon passes Saturn — 2° apart. (4:23pm)
Sun & twilight
| Date | Sunrise | Sunset | Day length | Astro. dark begins | ends |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sun 1 | 6:32am | 8:34pm | 14h 02m | 10:16pm | 4:49am |
| Tue 10 | 6:42am | 8:25pm | 13h 42m | 10:03pm | 5:03am |
| Fri 20 | 6:54am | 8:13pm | 13h 19m | 9:47pm | 5:19am |
| Sun 29 | 7:03am | 8:00pm | 12h 57m | 9:32pm | 5:31am |
Days shorten by about 65 minutes over the month.
The Moon
- Full MoonSat 7, 8:30am
- Last QuarterSat 14, 11:28pm
- New MoonSun 22, 10:14pm
- First QuarterSun 29, 10:29pm
Perigee 3 Feb (366,200 km) · Apogee 15 Feb (404,800 km)
The planets
Rise/set for mid-month at The Briars.
| Planet | In | Mag | Rise | Transit | Set | Best |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mercury | Cap | −0.0 | 4:40am | 11:50am | 7:00pm | Morning |
| Venus | Cap | −3.7 | 4:52am | 12:02pm | 7:11pm | Hidden |
| Mars | Cap | 1.3 | 5:20am | 12:26pm | 7:32pm | Hidden |
| Jupiter | Vir | −2.0 | 10:27pm | 4:52am | 11:12am | Morning |
| Saturn | Ari | 0.3 | 12:41pm | 6:04pm | 11:28pm | Evening |
| Uranus | Aqr | 6.0 | 7:25am | 2:02pm | 8:39pm | Hidden |
| Neptune | Leo | 7.8 | 7:52pm | 1:09am | 6:22am | All night |
The solar system — February 2088
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 28 August 2026.