The Sky over the Mornington Peninsula — February 2103
Highlights this month
- 5MonThe Moon passes Jupiter — 0.7° apart. (11:08am)
- 28WedMercury in superior conjunction with the Sun — lost in the glare. (6:59am)
Sun & twilight
| Date | Sunrise | Sunset | Day length | Astro. dark begins | ends |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thu 1 | 6:31am | 8:34pm | 14h 03m | 10:17pm | 4:48am |
| Sat 10 | 6:42am | 8:25pm | 13h 44m | 10:04pm | 5:02am |
| Tue 20 | 6:53am | 8:13pm | 13h 20m | 9:48pm | 5:18am |
| Wed 28 | 7:02am | 8:03pm | 13h 01m | 9:35pm | 5:29am |
Days shorten by about 62 minutes over the month.
The Moon
- New MoonWed 7, 3:53pm
- First QuarterWed 14, 9:51am
- Full MoonThu 22, 1:19pm
Perigee 7 Feb (356,700 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 | Cap | −0.8 | 5:55am | 12:59pm | 8:01pm | Hidden |
| Venus | Psc | −3.8 | 9:30am | 3:38pm | 9:45pm | Hidden |
| Mars | Cap | 1.3 | 4:49am | 12:01pm | 7:13pm | Morning |
| Jupiter | Sgr | −1.7 | 3:36am | 10:54am | 6:12pm | Morning |
| Saturn | Sco | 0.4 | 12:40am | 7:43am | 2:46pm | Morning |
| Uranus | Ari | 5.9 | 12:09pm | 5:35pm | 11:01pm | Evening |
| Neptune | Leo | 7.8 | 9:27pm | 3:21am | 9:11am | Morning |
The solar system — February 2103
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.