The Sky over the Mornington Peninsula — February 2117
Highlights this month
- 8MonThe Moon passes Saturn — 4° apart. (8:48pm)
- 11ThuThe Moon passes Mars — 1° apart. (10:40am)
- 12FriMercury in superior conjunction with the Sun — lost in the glare. (11:01am)
- 25ThuVenus in superior conjunction with the Sun — lost in the glare. (9:52pm)
Sun & twilight
| Date | Sunrise | Sunset | Day length | Astro. dark begins | ends |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mon 1 | 6:32am | 8:34pm | 14h 02m | 10:16pm | 4:49am |
| Wed 10 | 6:42am | 8:25pm | 13h 42m | 10:03pm | 5:03am |
| Sat 20 | 6:54am | 8:13pm | 13h 19m | 9:47pm | 5:18am |
| Sun 28 | 7:02am | 8:02pm | 13h 00m | 9:34pm | 5:30am |
Days shorten by about 62 minutes over the month.
The Moon
- New MoonTue 2, 4:12am
- First QuarterWed 10, 9:49am
- Full Moon SupermoonWed 17, 8:36am
- Last QuarterWed 24, 12:35am
Apogee 5 Feb (405,900 km) · Perigee 18 Feb (357,900 km)
The planets
Rise/set for mid-month at The Briars.
| Planet | In | Mag | Rise | Transit | Set | Best |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mercury | Aqr | −1.5 | 6:57am | 1:46pm | 8:33pm | Hidden |
| Venus | Cap | −3.8 | 6:34am | 1:26pm | 8:17pm | Hidden |
| Mars | Tau | 0.3 | 3:11pm | 7:54pm | 12:39am | Evening |
| Jupiter | Aqr | −1.9 | 8:18am | 2:43pm | 9:07pm | Hidden |
| Saturn | Ari | 0.4 | 12:16pm | 5:45pm | 11:14pm | Evening |
| Uranus | Tau | 5.6 | 4:52pm | 9:33pm | 2:19am | Evening |
| Neptune | Vir | 7.9 | 10:43pm | 5:14am | 11:40am | Morning |
The solar system — February 2117
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 8 September 2026.