The Sky over the Mornington Peninsula — February 2092
Highlights this month
- 16SatMercury at greatest evening elongation (18° from the Sun, mag −0.5) — best evening apparition. (10:25pm)
- 17SunNeptune at opposition — closest and brightest of the year, up all night in Leo (mag 7.8). (12:49pm)
- 18MonThe Moon passes Saturn — 3° apart. (10:55pm)
- 22FriMercury is stationary — begins retrograde (westward) motion. (7:48pm)
Sun & twilight
| Date | Sunrise | Sunset | Day length | Astro. dark begins | ends |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fri 1 | 6:32am | 8:34pm | 14h 02m | 10:16pm | 4:49am |
| Sun 10 | 6:42am | 8:25pm | 13h 42m | 10:03pm | 5:03am |
| Wed 20 | 6:54am | 8:13pm | 13h 19m | 9:47pm | 5:19am |
| Fri 29 | 7:03am | 8:00pm | 12h 57m | 9:32pm | 5:31am |
Days shorten by about 65 minutes over the month.
The Moon
- Last QuarterFri 1, 4:30am
- New MoonFri 8, 2:08am
- First QuarterFri 15, 10:43pm
- Full MoonSat 23, 4:30pm
Perigee 2 Feb (369,300 km) · Apogee 15 Feb (404,700 km) · Perigee 27 Feb (368,300 km)
The planets
Rise/set for mid-month at The Briars.
| Planet | In | Mag | Rise | Transit | Set | Best |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mercury | Aqr | −0.7 | 8:20am | 2:41pm | 9:01pm | Hidden |
| Venus | Psc | −4.2 | 10:36am | 4:22pm | 10:08pm | Hidden |
| Mars | Aqr | 1.2 | 8:02am | 2:31pm | 9:00pm | Hidden |
| Jupiter | Cap | −1.8 | 5:25am | 12:27pm | 7:30pm | Hidden |
| Saturn | Gem | −0.3 | 5:05pm | 9:50pm | 2:40am | Evening |
| Uranus | Aqr | 6.0 | 8:39am | 2:58pm | 9:16pm | Hidden |
| Neptune | Leo | 7.8 | 8:18pm | 1:44am | 7:06am | All night |
The solar system — February 2092
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.