The Sky over the Mornington Peninsula — February 2046
Highlights this month
- 15ThuMercury at greatest evening elongation (18° from the Sun, mag −0.5) — best evening apparition. (5:15pm)
- 18SunUranus at opposition — closest and brightest of the year, up all night in Leo (mag 5.4). (1:22pm)
- 21WedMercury is stationary — begins retrograde (westward) motion. (2:33pm)
Sun & twilight
| Date | Sunrise | Sunset | Day length | Astro. dark begins | ends |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thu 1 | 6:32am | 8:34pm | 14h 01m | 10:16pm | 4:49am |
| Sat 10 | 6:43am | 8:25pm | 13h 42m | 10:03pm | 5:04am |
| Tue 20 | 6:54am | 8:12pm | 13h 19m | 9:47pm | 5:19am |
| Wed 28 | 7:02am | 8:02pm | 12h 59m | 9:34pm | 5:30am |
Days shorten by about 62 minutes over the month.
The Moon
- New MoonTue 6, 10:14am
- First QuarterWed 14, 2:29pm
- Full Moon SupermoonWed 21, 10:42am
- Last QuarterWed 28, 3:20am
Apogee 8 Feb (406,100 km) · Perigee 21 Feb (356,900 km)
The planets
Rise/set for mid-month at The Briars.
| Planet | In | Mag | Rise | Transit | Set | Best |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mercury | Aqr | −0.6 | 8:21am | 2:41pm | 8:59pm | Hidden |
| Venus | Sgr | −4.7 | 3:34am | 10:35am | 5:36pm | Morning |
| Mars | Vir | 0.1 | 11:08pm | 5:46am | 12:22pm | Morning |
| Jupiter | Aqr | −1.9 | 8:38am | 2:57pm | 9:17pm | Hidden |
| Saturn | Oph | 0.4 | 1:48am | 9:03am | 4:18pm | Morning |
| Uranus | Leo | 5.4 | 8:23pm | 1:49am | 7:12am | All night |
| Neptune | Ari | 7.9 | 1:13pm | 6:28pm | 11:43pm | Evening |
The solar system — February 2046
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 15 July 2026.