The Sky over the Mornington Peninsula — February 2095
Highlights this month
- 5SatMercury at greatest morning elongation (25° from the Sun, mag −0.1) — best morning apparition. (11:20pm)
- 7MonSaturn at opposition — closest and brightest of the year, up all night in Cancer (mag −0.2). (3:55am)
- 10ThuThe Moon passes Jupiter — 3° apart. (2:08pm)
- 18FriThe Moon passes Saturn — 3° apart. (2:35pm)
- 23WedNeptune at opposition — closest and brightest of the year, up all night in Leo (mag 7.8). (7:23pm)
- 27SunThe Moon passes Mars — 1.0° apart. (2:34am)
Sun & twilight
| Date | Sunrise | Sunset | Day length | Astro. dark begins | ends |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tue 1 | 6:32am | 8:33pm | 14h 01m | 10:16pm | 4:49am |
| Thu 10 | 6:43am | 8:24pm | 13h 42m | 10:03pm | 5:04am |
| Sun 20 | 6:54am | 8:12pm | 13h 18m | 9:47pm | 5:19am |
| Mon 28 | 7:03am | 8:01pm | 12h 59m | 9:33pm | 5:30am |
Days shorten by about 62 minutes over the month.
The Moon
- New MoonSat 5, 8:31am
- First QuarterFri 11, 11:19pm
- Full MoonSat 19, 6:04pm
- Last QuarterSun 27, 10:03pm
Perigee 6 Feb (359,900 km) · Apogee 22 Feb (406,100 km)
The planets
Rise/set for mid-month at The Briars.
| Planet | In | Mag | Rise | Transit | Set | Best |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mercury | Cap | −0.1 | 4:48am | 11:59am | 7:10pm | Morning |
| Venus | Psc | −3.8 | 9:30am | 3:36pm | 9:43pm | Hidden |
| Mars | Lib | 0.6 | 12:06am | 7:06am | 2:05pm | Morning |
| Jupiter | Ari | −2.0 | 12:24pm | 5:48pm | 11:11pm | Evening |
| Saturn | Cnc | −0.2 | 7:50pm | 1:02am | 6:09am | Evening |
| Uranus | Psc | 6.0 | 9:34am | 3:38pm | 9:42pm | Hidden |
| Neptune | Leo | 7.8 | 8:36pm | 2:09am | 7:39am | All night |
The solar system — February 2095
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.