The Sky over the Mornington Peninsula — February 2089
Highlights this month
- 1TueMars at opposition — closest and brightest of the year, up all night in Cancer (mag −1.3). (6:58am)
- 3ThuThe Moon passes Jupiter — 1° apart. (3:39am)
- 9WedVenus is stationary — begins retrograde (westward) motion. (3:35am)
- 10ThuNeptune at opposition — closest and brightest of the year, up all night in Leo (mag 7.8). (6:22am)
- 18FriThe Moon passes Saturn — 0.6° apart. (2:04am)
- 26SatUranus in superior conjunction with the Sun — lost in the glare. (5:38am)
Sun & twilight
| Date | Sunrise | Sunset | Day length | Astro. dark begins | ends |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tue 1 | 6:33am | 8:33pm | 14h 00m | 10:15pm | 4:50am |
| Thu 10 | 6:43am | 8:24pm | 13h 41m | 10:02pm | 5:05am |
| Sun 20 | 6:54am | 8:12pm | 13h 17m | 9:46pm | 5:20am |
| Mon 28 | 7:03am | 8:01pm | 12h 58m | 9:33pm | 5:31am |
Days shorten by about 63 minutes over the month.
The Moon
- Last QuarterWed 2, 9:26pm
- New MoonFri 11, 2:17am
- First QuarterFri 18, 6:22pm
- Full MoonFri 25, 9:05am
Apogee 7 Feb (406,000 km) · Perigee 23 Feb (361,200 km)
The planets
Rise/set for mid-month at The Briars.
| Planet | In | Mag | Rise | Transit | Set | Best |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mercury | Cap | −0.3 | 5:13am | 12:22pm | 7:31pm | Hidden |
| Venus | Psc | −4.5 | 9:03am | 2:55pm | 8:48pm | Hidden |
| Mars | Cnc | −1.0 | 7:33pm | 12:23am | 5:09am | Evening |
| Jupiter | Lib | −1.8 | 11:44pm | 6:43am | 1:38pm | Morning |
| Saturn | Ari | 0.1 | 1:42pm | 6:52pm | 12:06am | Evening |
| Uranus | Aqr | 6.0 | 7:41am | 2:13pm | 8:46pm | Hidden |
| Neptune | Leo | 7.8 | 7:56pm | 1:15am | 6:30am | All night |
The solar system — February 2089
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.