The Sky over the Mornington Peninsula — February 2096
Highlights this month
- 3FriThe Moon passes Jupiter — 0.5° apart. (10:41am)
- 9ThuThe Moon passes Saturn — 3° apart. (8:56pm)
- 20MonSaturn at opposition — closest and brightest of the year, up all night in Leo (mag −0.0). (9:13pm)
- 26SunNeptune at opposition — closest and brightest of the year, up all night in Leo (mag 7.8). (5:36am)
Sun & twilight
| Date | Sunrise | Sunset | Day length | Astro. dark begins | ends |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wed 1 | 6:32am | 8:34pm | 14h 02m | 10:16pm | 4:49am |
| Fri 10 | 6:42am | 8:25pm | 13h 42m | 10:03pm | 5:03am |
| Mon 20 | 6:54am | 8:13pm | 13h 19m | 9:47pm | 5:19am |
| Wed 29 | 7:03am | 8:00pm | 12h 57m | 9:32pm | 5:31am |
Days shorten by about 65 minutes over the month.
The Moon
- First QuarterWed 1, 6:09pm
- Full MoonWed 8, 8:50pm
- Last QuarterThu 16, 9:38pm
- New MoonFri 24, 9:35am
Apogee 15 Feb (404,900 km) · Perigee 27 Feb (364,700 km)
The planets
Rise/set for mid-month at The Briars.
| Planet | In | Mag | Rise | Transit | Set | Best |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mercury | Cap | −0.5 | 5:32am | 12:39pm | 7:46pm | Hidden |
| Venus | Cap | −3.7 | 4:55am | 12:04pm | 7:13pm | Hidden |
| Mars | Psc | 1.2 | 10:46am | 4:32pm | 10:17pm | Evening |
| Jupiter | Tau | −2.2 | 3:05pm | 7:57pm | 12:54am | Evening |
| Saturn | Leo | 0.0 | 8:34pm | 2:00am | 7:23am | All night |
| Uranus | Psc | 6.0 | 9:53am | 3:53pm | 9:52pm | Hidden |
| Neptune | Leo | 7.8 | 8:43pm | 2:19am | 7:51am | All night |
The solar system — February 2096
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 31 August 2026.