The Sky over the Mornington Peninsula — February 2101
Highlights this month
- 3ThuMercury is stationary — resumes direct (eastward) motion. (11:01pm)
- 16WedMercury at greatest morning elongation (26° from the Sun, mag −0.0) — best morning apparition. (7:10pm)
- 17ThuSaturn is stationary — begins retrograde (westward) motion. (12:52pm)
- 25FriThe Moon passes Mars — 2° apart. (5:11am)
- 26SatThe Moon passes Mercury — 0.4° apart. (2:11pm)
Sun & twilight
| Date | Sunrise | Sunset | Day length | Astro. dark begins | ends |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tue 1 | 6:32am | 8:34pm | 14h 02m | 10:16pm | 4:49am |
| Thu 10 | 6:42am | 8:25pm | 13h 43m | 10:03pm | 5:03am |
| Sun 20 | 6:53am | 8:13pm | 13h 19m | 9:48pm | 5:18am |
| Mon 28 | 7:02am | 8:02pm | 13h 00m | 9:34pm | 5:29am |
Days shorten by about 62 minutes over the month.
The Moon
- First QuarterSun 6, 3:50pm
- Full MoonMon 14, 1:44pm
- Last QuarterMon 21, 12:42pm
- New MoonMon 28, 1:30pm
Apogee 7 Feb (404,800 km) · Perigee 21 Feb (369,900 km)
The planets
Rise/set for mid-month at The Briars.
| Planet | In | Mag | Rise | Transit | Set | Best |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mercury | Cap | 0.0 | 4:40am | 11:49am | 6:57pm | Morning |
| Venus | Cap | −3.8 | 6:28am | 1:21pm | 8:13pm | Hidden |
| Mars | Sgr | 1.4 | 3:31am | 10:53am | 6:14pm | Morning |
| Jupiter | Lib | −1.8 | 12:04am | 7:03am | 2:02pm | Morning |
| Saturn | Lib | 0.4 | 11:26pm | 6:10am | 12:50pm | Morning |
| Uranus | Psc | 5.9 | 11:28am | 5:04pm | 10:40pm | Evening |
| Neptune | Leo | 7.8 | 9:13pm | 3:02am | 8:47am | Morning |
The solar system — February 2101
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 2 September 2026.