The Sky over the Mornington Peninsula — February 2105
Highlights this month
- 5ThuVenus is stationary — begins retrograde (westward) motion. (7:56am)
- 10TueThe Moon passes Saturn — 0.5° apart. (12:32pm)
- 19ThuMercury at greatest evening elongation (18° from the Sun, mag −0.5) — best evening apparition. (6:39pm)
- 25WedMercury is stationary — begins retrograde (westward) motion. (4:58pm)
- 28SatVenus in inferior conjunction with the Sun — lost in the glare. (12:45pm)
Sun & twilight
| Date | Sunrise | Sunset | Day length | Astro. dark begins | ends |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sun 1 | 6:32am | 8:34pm | 14h 02m | 10:16pm | 4:49am |
| Tue 10 | 6:42am | 8:25pm | 13h 43m | 10:03pm | 5:03am |
| Fri 20 | 6:53am | 8:13pm | 13h 19m | 9:47pm | 5:18am |
| Sat 28 | 7:02am | 8:02pm | 13h 00m | 9:34pm | 5:29am |
Days shorten by about 62 minutes over the month.
The Moon
- Last QuarterSat 7, 2:41pm
- New MoonSun 15, 7:46am
- First QuarterSun 22, 2:37am
Apogee 6 Feb (404,800 km) · Perigee 19 Feb (367,600 km)
The planets
Rise/set for mid-month at The Briars.
| Planet | In | Mag | Rise | Transit | Set | Best |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mercury | Aqr | −0.9 | 8:15am | 2:38pm | 9:01pm | Hidden |
| Venus | Aqr | −4.3 | 8:39am | 2:37pm | 8:35pm | Hidden |
| Mars | Cap | 1.2 | 6:09am | 1:05pm | 8:01pm | Hidden |
| Jupiter | Aqr | −1.9 | 7:59am | 2:28pm | 8:58pm | Hidden |
| Saturn | Oph | 0.4 | 1:56am | 9:12am | 4:28pm | Morning |
| Uranus | Ari | 5.8 | 12:46pm | 6:03pm | 11:21pm | Evening |
| Neptune | Vir | 7.8 | 9:36pm | 3:35am | 9:31am | Morning |
The solar system — February 2105
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.