The Sky over the Mornington Peninsula — February 2100
Highlights this month
- 5FriSaturn is stationary — begins retrograde (westward) motion. (12:18pm)
- 7SunJupiter is stationary — begins retrograde (westward) motion. (11:46am)
- 8MonMercury in inferior conjunction with the Sun — lost in the glare. (3:17pm)
- 9TueJupiter and Saturn in conjunction — 4° apart. (11:02pm)
- 17WedThe Moon passes Mars — 3° apart. (8:13am)
- 20SatMercury is stationary — resumes direct (eastward) motion. (12:33pm)
- 28SunThe Moon passes Jupiter — 5° apart. (4:23am)
Sun & twilight
| Date | Sunrise | Sunset | Day length | Astro. dark begins | ends |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mon 1 | 6:32am | 8:34pm | 14h 02m | 10:16pm | 4:49am |
| Wed 10 | 6:42am | 8:25pm | 13h 42m | 10:03pm | 5:04am |
| Sat 20 | 6:54am | 8:12pm | 13h 19m | 9:47pm | 5:19am |
| Sun 28 | 7:02am | 8:02pm | 12h 59m | 9:34pm | 5:30am |
Days shorten by about 62 minutes over the month.
The Moon
- Last QuarterTue 2, 8:16am
- New MoonTue 9, 3:58pm
- First QuarterWed 17, 8:29pm
- Full MoonThu 25, 1:54am
Apogee 14 Feb (405,400 km) · Perigee 26 Feb (361,000 km)
The planets
Rise/set for mid-month at The Briars.
| Planet | In | Mag | Rise | Transit | Set | Best |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mercury | Cap | 2.0 | 5:49am | 12:35pm | 7:21pm | Hidden |
| Venus | Psc | −4.2 | 10:38am | 4:23pm | 10:08pm | Hidden |
| Mars | Ari | 0.7 | 1:57pm | 6:54pm | 11:52pm | Evening |
| Jupiter | Vir | −2.0 | 10:38pm | 5:08am | 11:34am | Morning |
| Saturn | Vir | 0.4 | 10:52pm | 5:23am | 11:49am | Morning |
| Uranus | Psc | 5.9 | 11:08am | 4:49pm | 10:29pm | Evening |
| Neptune | Leo | 7.8 | 9:06pm | 2:53am | 8:35am | Morning |
The solar system — February 2100
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 1 September 2026.