The Sky over the Mornington Peninsula — February 2093
Highlights this month
- 5ThuMercury is stationary — begins retrograde (westward) motion. (8:45am)
- 9MonThe Moon passes Saturn — 1° apart. (1:15am)
- 14SatMercury in inferior conjunction with the Sun — lost in the glare. (9:26pm)
- 17TueThe Moon passes Mars — 3° apart. (1:01am)
- 18WedNeptune at opposition — closest and brightest of the year, up all night in Leo (mag 7.8). (10:59pm)
- 26ThuMercury is stationary — resumes direct (eastward) motion. (10:33pm)
- 27FriJupiter in superior conjunction with the Sun — lost in the glare. (10:05pm)
Sun & twilight
| Date | Sunrise | Sunset | Day length | Astro. dark begins | ends |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sun 1 | 6:33am | 8:33pm | 14h 00m | 10:15pm | 4:50am |
| Tue 10 | 6:43am | 8:24pm | 13h 41m | 10:02pm | 5:05am |
| Fri 20 | 6:54am | 8:12pm | 13h 17m | 9:46pm | 5:20am |
| Sat 28 | 7:03am | 8:01pm | 12h 58m | 9:33pm | 5:31am |
Days shorten by about 63 minutes over the month.
The Moon
- First QuarterTue 3, 6:28pm
- Full MoonWed 11, 11:21pm
- Last QuarterThu 19, 8:43am
- New MoonThu 26, 2:06am
Apogee 7 Feb (405,600 km) · Perigee 23 Feb (364,800 km)
The planets
Rise/set for mid-month at The Briars.
| Planet | In | Mag | Rise | Transit | Set | Best |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mercury | Cap | 6.0 | 6:53am | 1:23pm | 7:54pm | Hidden |
| Venus | Cap | −3.8 | 6:27am | 1:19pm | 8:11pm | Hidden |
| Mars | Vir | −0.0 | 10:56pm | 5:29am | 11:58am | Morning |
| Jupiter | Aqr | −1.9 | 7:37am | 2:11pm | 8:45pm | Hidden |
| Saturn | Gem | −0.3 | 6:03pm | 10:51pm | 3:43am | Evening |
| Uranus | Psc | 6.0 | 8:55am | 3:09pm | 9:23pm | Hidden |
| Neptune | Leo | 7.8 | 8:22pm | 1:50am | 7:14am | All night |
The solar system — February 2093
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 30 August 2026.