The Sky over the Mornington Peninsula — February 2110
Highlights this month
- 3MonSaturn in superior conjunction with the Sun — lost in the glare. (2:06am)
- 5WedThe Moon passes Jupiter — 2° apart. (11:26pm)
- 6ThuUranus is stationary — resumes direct (eastward) motion. (1:01am)
- 11TueJupiter at opposition — closest and brightest of the year, up all night in Leo (mag −2.4). (1:34pm)
- 11TueThe Moon passes Mars — 3° apart. (8:56pm)
- 15SatThe Moon passes Venus — 0.5° apart. (8:25pm)
- 20ThuMercury in superior conjunction with the Sun — lost in the glare. (10:56am)
- 22SatVenus at greatest morning elongation (47° from the Sun, mag −4.4) — best morning apparition. (9:38pm)
Sun & twilight
| Date | Sunrise | Sunset | Day length | Astro. dark begins | ends |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sat 1 | 6:32am | 8:34pm | 14h 02m | 10:17pm | 4:48am |
| Mon 10 | 6:42am | 8:25pm | 13h 43m | 10:04pm | 5:03am |
| Thu 20 | 6:53am | 8:13pm | 13h 20m | 9:48pm | 5:18am |
| Fri 28 | 7:02am | 8:02pm | 13h 00m | 9:34pm | 5:29am |
Days shorten by about 62 minutes over the month.
The Moon
- Full MoonWed 5, 10:15am
- Last QuarterWed 12, 1:32pm
- New MoonWed 19, 10:29am
- First QuarterThu 27, 6:13am
Perigee 14 Feb (368,900 km) · Apogee 27 Feb (404,700 km)
The planets
Rise/set for mid-month at The Briars.
| Planet | In | Mag | Rise | Transit | Set | Best |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mercury | Cap | −1.2 | 6:25am | 1:22pm | 8:18pm | Hidden |
| Venus | Sgr | −4.5 | 3:14am | 10:21am | 5:28pm | Morning |
| Mars | Lib | 0.4 | 11:41pm | 6:33am | 1:22pm | Morning |
| Jupiter | Leo | −2.4 | 8:03pm | 1:20am | 6:32am | All night |
| Saturn | Cap | 0.6 | 5:53am | 12:51pm | 7:49pm | Hidden |
| Uranus | Tau | 5.7 | 2:29pm | 7:26pm | 12:26am | Evening |
| Neptune | Vir | 7.9 | 10:04pm | 4:17am | 10:26am | Morning |
The solar system — February 2110
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.