The Sky over the Mornington Peninsula — February 2116
Highlights this month
- 4TueJupiter in superior conjunction with the Sun — lost in the glare. (5:23am)
- 10MonThe Moon passes Mars — 4° apart. (3:23am)
- 18TueThe Moon passes Saturn — 0.9° apart. (9:11pm)
- 26WedVenus at greatest evening elongation (47° from the Sun, mag −4.4) — best evening apparition. (11:00pm)
Sun & twilight
| Date | Sunrise | Sunset | Day length | Astro. dark begins | ends |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sat 1 | 6:31am | 8:34pm | 14h 03m | 10:17pm | 4:48am |
| Mon 10 | 6:41am | 8:26pm | 13h 44m | 10:04pm | 5:02am |
| Thu 20 | 6:53am | 8:14pm | 13h 21m | 9:49pm | 5:17am |
| Sat 29 | 7:02am | 8:01pm | 12h 59m | 9:34pm | 5:30am |
Days shorten by about 64 minutes over the month.
The Moon
- Last QuarterThu 6, 1:20am
- New MoonFri 14, 4:52am
- First QuarterSat 22, 1:57am
- Full MoonFri 28, 4:36pm
Apogee 12 Feb (406,200 km) · Perigee 27 Feb (358,500 km)
The planets
Rise/set for mid-month at The Briars.
| Planet | In | Mag | Rise | Transit | Set | Best |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mercury | Cap | −0.7 | 5:44am | 12:50pm | 7:55pm | Hidden |
| Venus | Psc | −4.3 | 10:38am | 4:24pm | 10:09pm | Hidden |
| Mars | Sgr | 1.3 | 3:03am | 10:26am | 5:50pm | Morning |
| Jupiter | Cap | −1.8 | 6:04am | 1:00pm | 7:56pm | Hidden |
| Saturn | Psc | 0.6 | 11:19am | 5:02pm | 10:45pm | Evening |
| Uranus | Tau | 5.6 | 4:35pm | 9:17pm | 2:03am | Evening |
| Neptune | Vir | 7.9 | 10:40pm | 5:08am | 11:33am | Morning |
The solar system — February 2116
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 7 September 2026.