The Sky over the Mornington Peninsula — February 2102
Highlights this month
- 13MonThe Moon passes Jupiter — 5° apart. (8:46am)
- 25SatVenus at greatest morning elongation (47° from the Sun, mag −4.4) — best morning apparition. (8:26am)
- 26SunThe Moon passes Mars — 2° apart. (12:26pm)
Sun & twilight
| Date | Sunrise | Sunset | Day length | Astro. dark begins | ends |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wed 1 | 6:32am | 8:34pm | 14h 03m | 10:17pm | 4:48am |
| Fri 10 | 6:42am | 8:25pm | 13h 43m | 10:04pm | 5:03am |
| Mon 20 | 6:53am | 8:13pm | 13h 20m | 9:48pm | 5:18am |
| Tue 28 | 7:02am | 8:02pm | 13h 00m | 9:35pm | 5:29am |
Days shorten by about 62 minutes over the month.
The Moon
- Full MoonFri 3, 6:20pm
- Last QuarterSat 11, 8:43am
- New MoonSat 18, 12:28am
- First QuarterSat 25, 8:08am
Perigee 15 Feb (361,800 km) · Apogee 27 Feb (405,300 km)
The planets
Rise/set for mid-month at The Briars.
| Planet | In | Mag | Rise | Transit | Set | Best |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mercury | Cap | −0.2 | 5:02am | 12:13pm | 7:24pm | Hidden |
| Venus | Sgr | −4.5 | 3:15am | 10:22am | 5:28pm | Morning |
| Mars | Tau | 0.0 | 4:04pm | 8:39pm | 1:17am | Evening |
| Jupiter | Oph | −1.7 | 1:40am | 8:59am | 4:17pm | Morning |
| Saturn | Lib | 0.4 | 12:04am | 6:57am | 1:50pm | Morning |
| Uranus | Psc | 5.9 | 11:48am | 5:19pm | 10:50pm | Evening |
| Neptune | Leo | 7.8 | 9:20pm | 3:11am | 8:59am | Morning |
The solar system — February 2102
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 2 September 2026.