The Sky over the Mornington Peninsula — February 2091
Highlights this month
- 6TueMercury in superior conjunction with the Sun — lost in the glare. (4:35am)
- 7WedThe Moon passes Mars — 3° apart. (8:43am)
- 11SunVenus and Jupiter in conjunction — 1° apart. (9:27am)
- 15ThuNeptune at opposition — closest and brightest of the year, up all night in Leo (mag 7.8). (2:40am)
- 15ThuThe Moon passes Jupiter — 4° apart. (3:05am)
- 15ThuThe Moon passes Venus — 3° apart. (10:47am)
- 18SunSaturn is stationary — resumes direct (eastward) motion. (1:22pm)
- 27TueThe Moon passes Saturn — 4° apart. (9:43pm)
Sun & twilight
| Date | Sunrise | Sunset | Day length | Astro. dark begins | ends |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thu 1 | 6:32am | 8:34pm | 14h 01m | 10:16pm | 4:49am |
| Sat 10 | 6:43am | 8:24pm | 13h 42m | 10:03pm | 5:04am |
| Tue 20 | 6:54am | 8:12pm | 13h 18m | 9:47pm | 5:19am |
| Wed 28 | 7:03am | 8:01pm | 12h 59m | 9:33pm | 5:30am |
Days shorten by about 62 minutes over the month.
The Moon
- Full MoonSun 4, 3:50pm
- Last QuarterSun 11, 8:10am
- New MoonSun 18, 8:42pm
- First QuarterTue 27, 1:54am
Perigee 6 Feb (363,300 km) · Apogee 22 Feb (405,800 km)
The planets
Rise/set for mid-month at The Briars.
| Planet | In | Mag | Rise | Transit | Set | Best |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mercury | Aqr | −1.4 | 7:23am | 2:04pm | 8:44pm | Hidden |
| Venus | Sgr | −3.9 | 3:37am | 10:52am | 6:07pm | Morning |
| Mars | Leo | −0.8 | 9:36pm | 3:22am | 9:04am | Morning |
| Jupiter | Sgr | −1.7 | 3:16am | 10:35am | 5:54pm | Morning |
| Saturn | Tau | −0.2 | 3:58pm | 8:47pm | 1:41am | Evening |
| Uranus | Aqr | 6.0 | 8:20am | 2:43pm | 9:06pm | Hidden |
| Neptune | Leo | 7.8 | 8:11pm | 1:35am | 6:54am | All night |
The solar system — February 2091
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 29 August 2026.