The Sky for the Month

The Sky over the Mornington Peninsula — February 2114

Computed for The Briars, Mt Martha. Times are local (Melbourne).

Highlights this month

  • 1ThuThe Moon passes Mars — 0.3° apart. (8:06am)
  • 1ThuThe Moon passes Jupiter — 0.7° apart. (10:08pm)
  • 6TueMercury is stationary — resumes direct (eastward) motion. (7:16pm)
  • 15ThuMars and Jupiter in conjunction — 0.5° apart. (2:56pm)
  • 19MonMercury at greatest morning elongation (26° from the Sun, mag 0.0) — best morning apparition. (7:29pm)
  • 22ThuUranus is stationary — resumes direct (eastward) motion. (7:39pm)

Sun & twilight

DateSunriseSunsetDay lengthAstro. dark beginsends
Thu 16:32am8:34pm14h 02m10:17pm4:48am
Sat 106:42am8:25pm13h 43m10:04pm5:03am
Tue 206:53am8:13pm13h 20m9:48pm5:18am
Wed 287:02am8:02pm13h 00m9:34pm5:29am

Days shorten by about 62 minutes over the month.

The Moon

  • New MoonTue 6, 5:18am
  • First QuarterTue 13, 3:11am
  • Full MoonTue 20, 5:02am
  • Last QuarterWed 28, 5:11am

Perigee 12 Feb (369,700 km) · Apogee 26 Feb (404,900 km)

The planets

Rise/set for mid-month at The Briars.

PlanetInMagRiseTransitSetBest
MercuryCap0.14:43am11:49am6:56pmMorning
VenusAqr−3.78:06am2:36pm9:06pmHidden
MarsOph1.21:52am9:14am4:36pmMorning
JupiterOph−1.71:55am9:15am4:34pmMorning
SaturnPsc1.19:24am3:35pm9:46pmHidden
UranusTau5.63:52pm8:37pm1:27amEvening
NeptuneVir7.910:27pm4:50am11:09amMorning

The solar system — February 2114

Evening sky Morning sky Up much of the night Lost in the Sun’s glare

Generated automatically from the MPAS sky engine on 7 September 2026.