The Sky over the Mornington Peninsula — February 2118
Highlights this month
- 18FriThe Moon passes Mars — 4° apart. (10:56am)
- 20SunVenus at greatest morning elongation (47° from the Sun, mag −4.4) — best morning apparition. (10:53am)
- 22TueMercury at greatest evening elongation (18° from the Sun, mag −0.5) — best evening apparition. (2:54pm)
- 28MonMercury is stationary — begins retrograde (westward) motion. (2:27pm)
Sun & twilight
| Date | Sunrise | Sunset | Day length | Astro. dark begins | ends |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tue 1 | 6:32am | 8:34pm | 14h 02m | 10:17pm | 4:48am |
| Thu 10 | 6:42am | 8:25pm | 13h 43m | 10:04pm | 5:03am |
| Sun 20 | 6:53am | 8:13pm | 13h 20m | 9:48pm | 5:18am |
| Mon 28 | 7:02am | 8:02pm | 13h 00m | 9:34pm | 5:29am |
Days shorten by about 62 minutes over the month.
The Moon
- Full MoonSun 6, 10:30pm
- Last QuarterSun 13, 5:15pm
- New MoonMon 21, 12:02am
Perigee 10 Feb (366,900 km) · Apogee 26 Feb (405,300 km)
The planets
Rise/set for mid-month at The Briars.
| Planet | In | Mag | Rise | Transit | Set | Best |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mercury | Aqr | −1.0 | 8:06am | 2:34pm | 9:00pm | Hidden |
| Venus | Sgr | −4.5 | 3:13am | 10:20am | 5:28pm | Morning |
| Mars | Sgr | 1.3 | 4:18am | 11:35am | 6:51pm | Morning |
| Jupiter | Psc | −1.9 | 10:39am | 4:28pm | 10:18pm | Evening |
| Saturn | Ari | 0.2 | 1:20pm | 6:36pm | 11:51pm | Evening |
| Uranus | Gem | 5.6 | 5:12pm | 9:54pm | 2:40am | Evening |
| Neptune | Vir | 7.9 | 10:49pm | 5:23am | 11:52am | Morning |
The solar system — February 2118
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.