The Sky over the Mornington Peninsula — February 2108
Highlights this month
- 2ThuThe Moon passes Mars — 3° apart. (12:23pm)
- 5SunJupiter is stationary — resumes direct (eastward) motion. (5:21pm)
- 9ThuMercury and Saturn in conjunction — 0.6° apart. (12:30pm)
- 9ThuMercury at greatest morning elongation (26° from the Sun, mag −0.1) — best morning apparition. (11:45pm)
- 10FriThe Moon passes Saturn — 5° apart. (12:54am)
- 10FriThe Moon passes Mercury — 4° apart. (2:00am)
- 19SunMars is stationary — begins retrograde (westward) motion. (11:01am)
- 21TueThe Moon passes Jupiter — 4° apart. (9:48am)
- 29WedVenus at greatest evening elongation (47° from the Sun, mag −4.4) — best evening apparition. (8:01am)
- 29WedThe Moon passes Mars — 3° apart. (11:04pm)
Sun & twilight
| Date | Sunrise | Sunset | Day length | Astro. dark begins | ends |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wed 1 | 6:31am | 8:34pm | 14h 04m | 10:17pm | 4:48am |
| Fri 10 | 6:41am | 8:26pm | 13h 44m | 10:05pm | 5:02am |
| Mon 20 | 6:53am | 8:14pm | 13h 21m | 9:49pm | 5:17am |
| Wed 29 | 7:02am | 8:01pm | 12h 59m | 9:34pm | 5:30am |
Days shorten by about 64 minutes over the month.
The Moon
- Last QuarterSat 4, 2:22pm
- New MoonSun 12, 9:30am
- First QuarterMon 20, 2:10pm
- Full Moon SupermoonMon 27, 9:21am
Apogee 14 Feb (406,200 km) · Perigee 27 Feb (356,800 km)
The planets
Rise/set for mid-month at The Briars.
| Planet | In | Mag | Rise | Transit | Set | Best |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mercury | Cap | −0.1 | 4:42am | 11:54am | 7:05pm | Morning |
| Venus | Psc | −4.3 | 10:37am | 4:23pm | 10:09pm | Hidden |
| Mars | Vir | −0.3 | 10:33pm | 4:51am | 11:04am | Morning |
| Jupiter | Tau | −2.2 | 3:30pm | 8:20pm | 1:13am | Evening |
| Saturn | Sgr | 0.5 | 4:15am | 11:28am | 6:41pm | Morning |
| Uranus | Ari | 5.8 | 1:49pm | 6:54pm | 12:02am | Evening |
| Neptune | Vir | 7.9 | 9:55pm | 4:03am | 10:06am | Morning |
The solar system — February 2108
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 5 September 2026.