The Sky over the Mornington Peninsula — February 2098
Highlights this month
- 6ThuJupiter at opposition — closest and brightest of the year, up all night in Cancer (mag −2.4). (6:39am)
- 7FriThe Moon passes Mars — 0.4° apart. (9:42pm)
- 15SatThe Moon passes Jupiter — 4° apart. (2:06pm)
- 18TueThe Moon passes Saturn — 0.3° apart. (12:59pm)
- 26WedMercury at greatest evening elongation (18° from the Sun, mag −0.5) — best evening apparition. (2:19am)
Sun & twilight
| Date | Sunrise | Sunset | Day length | Astro. dark begins | ends |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sat 1 | 6:33am | 8:33pm | 14h 01m | 10:16pm | 4:50am |
| Mon 10 | 6:43am | 8:24pm | 13h 41m | 10:02pm | 5:04am |
| Thu 20 | 6:54am | 8:12pm | 13h 18m | 9:46pm | 5:19am |
| Fri 28 | 7:03am | 8:01pm | 12h 58m | 9:33pm | 5:30am |
Days shorten by about 62 minutes over the month.
The Moon
- New MoonSat 1, 8:57pm
- First QuarterSun 9, 5:24pm
- Full MoonSun 16, 8:01am
- Last QuarterSun 23, 10:31am
Perigee 15 Feb (358,800 km) · Apogee 27 Feb (405,700 km)
The planets
Rise/set for mid-month at The Briars.
| Planet | In | Mag | Rise | Transit | Set | Best |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mercury | Aqr | −1.2 | 7:55am | 2:25pm | 8:56pm | Hidden |
| Venus | Aqr | −3.7 | 8:02am | 2:32pm | 9:02pm | Hidden |
| Mars | Ari | 1.0 | 12:15pm | 5:36pm | 10:58pm | Evening |
| Jupiter | Cnc | −2.4 | 7:44pm | 12:56am | 6:03am | Evening |
| Saturn | Vir | 0.6 | 9:45pm | 3:44am | 9:40am | Morning |
| Uranus | Psc | 5.9 | 10:29am | 4:19pm | 10:09pm | Hidden |
| Neptune | Leo | 7.8 | 8:53pm | 2:34am | 8:11am | All night |
The solar system — February 2098
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 1 September 2026.