The Sky over the Mornington Peninsula — February 2099
Highlights this month
- 8SunThe Moon passes Jupiter — 0.1° apart. (6:49am)
- 9MonMercury at greatest evening elongation (18° from the Sun, mag −0.6) — best evening apparition. (2:53pm)
- 9MonThe Moon passes Saturn — 3° apart. (6:37pm)
- 15SunMercury is stationary — begins retrograde (westward) motion. (11:06am)
- 15SunThe Moon passes Mars — 5° apart. (1:27pm)
- 25WedMercury in inferior conjunction with the Sun — lost in the glare. (2:07am)
Sun & twilight
| Date | Sunrise | Sunset | Day length | Astro. dark begins | ends |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sun 1 | 6:32am | 8:33pm | 14h 01m | 10:16pm | 4:49am |
| Tue 10 | 6:43am | 8:24pm | 13h 42m | 10:03pm | 5:04am |
| Fri 20 | 6:54am | 8:12pm | 13h 18m | 9:47pm | 5:19am |
| Sat 28 | 7:03am | 8:01pm | 12h 59m | 9:33pm | 5:30am |
Days shorten by about 62 minutes over the month.
The Moon
- Full Moon SupermoonThu 5, 11:54pm
- Last QuarterThu 12, 4:07pm
- New MoonFri 20, 3:06pm
- First QuarterSat 28, 5:23pm
Perigee 6 Feb (357,600 km) · Apogee 21 Feb (406,200 km)
The planets
Rise/set for mid-month at The Briars.
| Planet | In | Mag | Rise | Transit | Set | Best |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mercury | Aqr | 0.5 | 8:12am | 2:29pm | 8:46pm | Hidden |
| Venus | Sgr | −3.9 | 3:39am | 10:54am | 6:09pm | Morning |
| Mars | Sgr | 1.3 | 2:18am | 9:42am | 5:05pm | Morning |
| Jupiter | Leo | −2.3 | 9:18pm | 3:09am | 8:55am | Morning |
| Saturn | Vir | 0.5 | 10:19pm | 4:34am | 10:46am | Morning |
| Uranus | Psc | 5.9 | 10:48am | 4:34pm | 10:19pm | Evening |
| Neptune | Leo | 7.8 | 9:00pm | 2:43am | 8:23am | All night |
The solar system — February 2099
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.