The Sky over the Mornington Peninsula — February 2113
Highlights this month
- 1WedMercury is stationary — begins retrograde (westward) motion. (11:05pm)
- 2ThuVenus is stationary — begins retrograde (westward) motion. (10:16pm)
- 10FriThe Moon passes Jupiter — 2° apart. (12:01am)
- 11SatMercury in inferior conjunction with the Sun — lost in the glare. (10:50am)
- 18SatUranus is stationary — resumes direct (eastward) motion. (7:57am)
- 23ThuMercury is stationary — resumes direct (eastward) motion. (9:28am)
- 26SunVenus in inferior conjunction with the Sun — lost in the glare. (2:41am)
Sun & twilight
| Date | Sunrise | Sunset | Day length | Astro. dark begins | ends |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wed 1 | 6:32am | 8:34pm | 14h 02m | 10:16pm | 4:49am |
| Fri 10 | 6:42am | 8:25pm | 13h 42m | 10:03pm | 5:03am |
| Mon 20 | 6:54am | 8:13pm | 13h 19m | 9:47pm | 5:18am |
| Tue 28 | 7:02am | 8:02pm | 13h 00m | 9:34pm | 5:30am |
Days shorten by about 62 minutes over the month.
The Moon
- Full MoonWed 1, 8:04am
- Last QuarterThu 9, 12:01pm
- New MoonThu 16, 5:11pm
- First QuarterThu 23, 7:59am
Apogee 6 Feb (405,500 km) · Perigee 18 Feb (360,400 km)
The planets
Rise/set for mid-month at The Briars.
| Planet | In | Mag | Rise | Transit | Set | Best |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mercury | Cap | 3.5 | 6:15am | 12:55pm | 7:35pm | Hidden |
| Venus | Aqr | −4.2 | 8:24am | 2:25pm | 8:25pm | Hidden |
| Mars | Psc | 1.1 | 11:40am | 5:11pm | 10:42pm | Evening |
| Jupiter | Lib | −1.8 | 12:16am | 7:19am | 2:21pm | Morning |
| Saturn | Aqr | 1.0 | 8:29am | 2:53pm | 9:17pm | Hidden |
| Uranus | Tau | 5.7 | 3:30pm | 8:18pm | 1:09am | Evening |
| Neptune | Vir | 7.9 | 10:20pm | 4:41am | 10:57am | Morning |
The solar system — February 2113
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 6 September 2026.