The Sky over the Mornington Peninsula — February 2121
Highlights this month
- 1SatThe Moon passes Jupiter — 0.6° apart. (7:07am)
- 3MonNeptune is stationary — begins retrograde (westward) motion. (11:04pm)
- 9SunMars at opposition — closest and brightest of the year, up all night in Leo (mag −1.2). (10:37pm)
- 12WedMercury at greatest morning elongation (26° from the Sun, mag −0.0) — best morning apparition. (12:10am)
- 16SunThe Moon passes Mercury — 0.0° apart. (5:20am)
- 23SunVenus in inferior conjunction with the Sun — lost in the glare. (4:31pm)
- 26WedThe Moon passes Saturn — 4° apart. (11:07am)
- 27ThuSaturn is stationary — resumes direct (eastward) motion. (4:09am)
- 28FriThe Moon passes Jupiter — 0.8° apart. (8:12am)
Sun & twilight
| Date | Sunrise | Sunset | Day length | Astro. dark begins | ends |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sat 1 | 6:32am | 8:34pm | 14h 02m | 10:16pm | 4:49am |
| Mon 10 | 6:42am | 8:25pm | 13h 42m | 10:03pm | 5:03am |
| Thu 20 | 6:54am | 8:13pm | 13h 19m | 9:47pm | 5:18am |
| Fri 28 | 7:02am | 8:02pm | 13h 00m | 9:34pm | 5:30am |
Days shorten by about 62 minutes over the month.
The Moon
- Full MoonMon 3, 1:46am
- Last QuarterTue 11, 5:13am
- New MoonTue 18, 12:36am
- First QuarterMon 24, 6:06pm
Apogee 4 Feb (406,200 km) · Perigee 18 Feb (356,700 km)
The planets
Rise/set for mid-month at The Briars.
| Planet | In | Mag | Rise | Transit | Set | Best |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mercury | Cap | −0.1 | 4:41am | 11:51am | 7:02pm | Morning |
| Venus | Aqr | −4.0 | 8:07am | 2:11pm | 8:15pm | Hidden |
| Mars | Leo | −1.2 | 8:09pm | 1:12am | 6:09am | Evening |
| Jupiter | Gem | −2.3 | 6:21pm | 11:08pm | 4:00am | Evening |
| Saturn | Tau | −0.3 | 4:39pm | 9:26pm | 2:16am | Evening |
| Uranus | Gem | 5.5 | 6:08pm | 10:53pm | 3:42am | Evening |
| Neptune | Vir | 7.9 | 11:06pm | 5:47am | 12:24pm | Morning |
The solar system — February 2121
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.