The Sky over the Mornington Peninsula — February 2107
Highlights this month
- 1TueThe Moon passes Jupiter — 0.8° apart. (6:48am)
- 2WedMercury in inferior conjunction with the Sun — lost in the glare. (10:37am)
- 12SatVenus and Saturn in conjunction — 0.6° apart. (9:50pm)
- 14MonMercury is stationary — resumes direct (eastward) motion. (3:30am)
- 19SatThe Moon passes Saturn — 4° apart. (6:50am)
- 19SatThe Moon passes Venus — 4° apart. (10:52pm)
- 21MonThe Moon passes Mercury — 4° apart. (1:51am)
- 27SunMercury at greatest morning elongation (27° from the Sun, mag 0.1) — best morning apparition. (2:36pm)
- 28MonThe Moon passes Jupiter — 0.1° apart. (7:27pm)
Sun & twilight
| Date | Sunrise | Sunset | Day length | Astro. dark begins | ends |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tue 1 | 6:31am | 8:34pm | 14h 03m | 10:17pm | 4:48am |
| Thu 10 | 6:42am | 8:25pm | 13h 44m | 10:04pm | 5:02am |
| Sun 20 | 6:53am | 8:13pm | 13h 20m | 9:48pm | 5:18am |
| Mon 28 | 7:02am | 8:03pm | 13h 01m | 9:35pm | 5:29am |
Days shorten by about 62 minutes over the month.
The Moon
- First QuarterTue 1, 3:28pm
- Full Moon SupermoonTue 8, 7:11am
- Last QuarterTue 15, 5:31am
- New MoonWed 23, 10:11am
Perigee 7 Feb (357,300 km) · Apogee 20 Feb (406,100 km)
The planets
Rise/set for mid-month at The Briars.
| Planet | In | Mag | Rise | Transit | Set | Best |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mercury | Cap | 0.5 | 5:05am | 12:03pm | 7:02pm | Hidden |
| Venus | Sgr | −3.9 | 3:40am | 10:55am | 6:10pm | Morning |
| Mars | Aqr | 1.1 | 7:30am | 2:08pm | 8:45pm | Hidden |
| Jupiter | Ari | −2.0 | 12:48pm | 6:07pm | 11:26pm | Evening |
| Saturn | Sgr | 0.5 | 3:26am | 10:43am | 6:00pm | Morning |
| Uranus | Ari | 5.8 | 1:28pm | 6:37pm | 11:45pm | Evening |
| Neptune | Vir | 7.8 | 9:49pm | 3:54am | 9:54am | Morning |
The solar system — February 2107
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 4 September 2026.