The Sky over the Mornington Peninsula — February 2119
Highlights this month
- 6MonMercury at greatest evening elongation (18° from the Sun, mag −0.6) — best evening apparition. (3:30am)
- 12SunMercury is stationary — begins retrograde (westward) motion. (12:04am)
- 13MonMars is stationary — resumes direct (eastward) motion. (6:58am)
- 21TueThe Moon passes Mars — 1° apart. (4:16am)
- 21TueMercury in inferior conjunction with the Sun — lost in the glare. (1:55pm)
Sun & twilight
| Date | Sunrise | Sunset | Day length | Astro. dark begins | ends |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wed 1 | 6:31am | 8:34pm | 14h 03m | 10:17pm | 4:48am |
| Fri 10 | 6:42am | 8:25pm | 13h 43m | 10:04pm | 5:03am |
| Mon 20 | 6:53am | 8:13pm | 13h 20m | 9:48pm | 5:18am |
| Tue 28 | 7:02am | 8:02pm | 13h 01m | 9:35pm | 5:29am |
Days shorten by about 62 minutes over the month.
The Moon
- Last QuarterFri 3, 2:07pm
- New MoonFri 10, 8:00am
- First QuarterFri 17, 11:28pm
- Full MoonSat 25, 9:59pm
Perigee 6 Feb (366,300 km) · Apogee 18 Feb (404,800 km)
The planets
Rise/set for mid-month at The Briars.
| Planet | In | Mag | Rise | Transit | Set | Best |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mercury | Aqr | 1.9 | 7:52am | 2:13pm | 8:33pm | Hidden |
| Venus | Psc | −3.8 | 9:36am | 3:42pm | 9:47pm | Hidden |
| Mars | Gem | −0.4 | 5:38pm | 10:07pm | 2:40am | Evening |
| Jupiter | Ari | −2.1 | 1:11pm | 6:25pm | 11:38pm | Evening |
| Saturn | Tau | −0.0 | 2:27pm | 7:30pm | 12:36am | Evening |
| Uranus | Gem | 5.5 | 5:33pm | 10:15pm | 3:01am | Evening |
| Neptune | Vir | 7.9 | 10:56pm | 5:32am | 12:04pm | Morning |
The solar system — February 2119
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.