The Sky over the Mornington Peninsula — February 2097
Highlights this month
- 6WedThe Moon passes Mars — 2° apart. (12:57pm)
- 6WedVenus is stationary — begins retrograde (westward) motion. (5:42pm)
- 16SatMercury in superior conjunction with the Sun — lost in the glare. (9:26am)
- 22FriThe Moon passes Jupiter — 4° apart. (4:28pm)
- 27WedThe Moon passes Saturn — 2° apart. (7:39am)
- 27WedNeptune at opposition — closest and brightest of the year, up all night in Leo (mag 7.8). (3:51pm)
Sun & twilight
| Date | Sunrise | Sunset | Day length | Astro. dark begins | ends |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fri 1 | 6:33am | 8:33pm | 14h 00m | 10:15pm | 4:50am |
| Sun 10 | 6:43am | 8:24pm | 13h 40m | 10:02pm | 5:05am |
| Wed 20 | 6:55am | 8:12pm | 13h 17m | 9:46pm | 5:20am |
| Thu 28 | 7:03am | 8:01pm | 12h 57m | 9:33pm | 5:31am |
Days shorten by about 63 minutes over the month.
The Moon
- Last QuarterMon 4, 4:36pm
- New MoonTue 12, 6:55pm
- First QuarterTue 19, 11:12pm
- Full MoonTue 26, 7:01pm
Apogee 6 Feb (405,100 km) · Perigee 22 Feb (368,400 km)
The planets
Rise/set for mid-month at The Briars.
| Planet | In | Mag | Rise | Transit | Set | Best |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mercury | Cap | −1.5 | 6:42am | 1:34pm | 8:25pm | Hidden |
| Venus | Aqr | −4.4 | 8:49am | 2:44pm | 8:39pm | Hidden |
| Mars | Oph | 1.0 | 1:09am | 8:26am | 3:44pm | Morning |
| Jupiter | Gem | −2.3 | 5:38pm | 10:22pm | 3:10am | Evening |
| Saturn | Leo | 0.4 | 9:09pm | 2:52am | 8:31am | Morning |
| Uranus | Psc | 6.0 | 10:09am | 4:04pm | 9:59pm | Hidden |
| Neptune | Leo | 7.8 | 8:46pm | 2:24am | 7:59am | All night |
The solar system — February 2097
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.