The Sky over the Mornington Peninsula — February 2104
Highlights this month
- 10SunMercury in superior conjunction with the Sun — lost in the glare. (8:04am)
- 20WedThe Moon passes Saturn — 3° apart. (7:28pm)
- 29FriMars is stationary — resumes direct (eastward) motion. (1:45am)
Sun & twilight
| Date | Sunrise | Sunset | Day length | Astro. dark begins | ends |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fri 1 | 6:31am | 8:35pm | 14h 04m | 10:17pm | 4:48am |
| Sun 10 | 6:41am | 8:26pm | 13h 44m | 10:05pm | 5:02am |
| Wed 20 | 6:53am | 8:14pm | 13h 21m | 9:49pm | 5:17am |
| Fri 29 | 7:02am | 8:02pm | 12h 59m | 9:34pm | 5:30am |
Days shorten by about 64 minutes over the month.
The Moon
- First QuarterSun 3, 10:36pm
- Full MoonMon 11, 12:54pm
- Last QuarterTue 19, 5:29pm
- New MoonTue 26, 6:06pm
Apogee 15 Feb (405,900 km) · Perigee 27 Feb (358,300 km)
The planets
Rise/set for mid-month at The Briars.
| Planet | In | Mag | Rise | Transit | Set | Best |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mercury | Aqr | −1.5 | 7:05am | 1:52pm | 8:38pm | Hidden |
| Venus | Cap | −3.7 | 4:55am | 12:05pm | 7:15pm | Hidden |
| Mars | Gem | −0.8 | 6:42pm | 11:15pm | 3:52am | Evening |
| Jupiter | Cap | −1.8 | 5:46am | 12:45pm | 7:45pm | Hidden |
| Saturn | Oph | 0.4 | 1:19am | 8:30am | 3:40pm | Morning |
| Uranus | Ari | 5.9 | 12:29pm | 5:51pm | 11:13pm | Evening |
| Neptune | Vir | 7.8 | 9:33pm | 3:30am | 9:23am | Morning |
The solar system — February 2104
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 3 September 2026.