The Sky over the Mornington Peninsula — February 2120
Highlights this month
- 2FriNeptune is stationary — begins retrograde (westward) motion. (1:20pm)
- 5MonMercury in inferior conjunction with the Sun — lost in the glare. (5:41am)
- 6TueJupiter and Saturn in conjunction — 3° apart. (4:57pm)
- 10SatJupiter is stationary — resumes direct (eastward) motion. (4:01pm)
- 14WedSaturn is stationary — resumes direct (eastward) motion. (2:25am)
- 17SatMercury is stationary — resumes direct (eastward) motion. (12:06am)
- 27TueThe Moon passes Mercury — 1° apart. (10:44am)
Sun & twilight
| Date | Sunrise | Sunset | Day length | Astro. dark begins | ends |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thu 1 | 6:31am | 8:34pm | 14h 03m | 10:17pm | 4:48am |
| Sat 10 | 6:41am | 8:25pm | 13h 44m | 10:04pm | 5:02am |
| Tue 20 | 6:53am | 8:14pm | 13h 21m | 9:49pm | 5:17am |
| Thu 29 | 7:02am | 8:01pm | 12h 59m | 9:33pm | 5:30am |
Days shorten by about 64 minutes over the month.
The Moon
- First QuarterTue 6, 9:15pm
- Full MoonThu 15, 2:19am
- Last QuarterThu 22, 5:27pm
- New MoonThu 29, 8:58am
Apogee 11 Feb (406,000 km) · Perigee 27 Feb (361,300 km)
The planets
Rise/set for mid-month at The Briars.
| Planet | In | Mag | Rise | Transit | Set | Best |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mercury | Cap | 0.9 | 5:21am | 12:15pm | 7:09pm | Hidden |
| Venus | Cap | −3.7 | 5:01am | 12:10pm | 7:19pm | Hidden |
| Mars | Cap | 1.2 | 5:38am | 12:41pm | 7:44pm | Hidden |
| Jupiter | Tau | −2.2 | 3:54pm | 8:41pm | 1:31am | Evening |
| Saturn | Tau | −0.2 | 3:35pm | 8:28pm | 1:24am | Evening |
| Uranus | Gem | 5.5 | 5:52pm | 10:36pm | 3:23am | Evening |
| Neptune | Vir | 7.9 | 11:03pm | 5:41am | 12:16pm | Morning |
The solar system — February 2120
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 9 September 2026.