The Sky over the Mornington Peninsula — February 2123
Highlights this month
- 5FriMars is stationary — begins retrograde (westward) motion. (7:54am)
- 8MonNeptune is stationary — begins retrograde (westward) motion. (6:26pm)
- 9TueThe Moon passes Saturn — 3° apart. (7:23am)
- 23TueMercury in superior conjunction with the Sun — lost in the glare. (11:57am)
- 23TueThe Moon passes Venus — 2° apart. (5:51pm)
Sun & twilight
| Date | Sunrise | Sunset | Day length | Astro. dark begins | ends |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mon 1 | 6:31am | 8:34pm | 14h 03m | 10:17pm | 4:48am |
| Wed 10 | 6:42am | 8:25pm | 13h 43m | 10:04pm | 5:03am |
| Sat 20 | 6:53am | 8:13pm | 13h 20m | 9:48pm | 5:18am |
| Sun 28 | 7:02am | 8:02pm | 13h 01m | 9:35pm | 5:29am |
Days shorten by about 62 minutes over the month.
The Moon
- First QuarterThu 4, 3:49am
- Full MoonThu 11, 2:02am
- Last QuarterThu 18, 10:17pm
- New MoonFri 26, 4:10pm
Perigee 5 Feb (369,400 km) · Apogee 18 Feb (404,700 km)
The planets
Rise/set for mid-month at The Briars.
| Planet | In | Mag | Rise | Transit | Set | Best |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mercury | Cap | −1.1 | 6:13am | 1:13pm | 8:12pm | Hidden |
| Venus | Sgr | −3.9 | 3:44am | 10:59am | 6:14pm | Morning |
| Mars | Vir | −0.6 | 10:01pm | 4:00am | 9:54am | Morning |
| Jupiter | Vir | −2.2 | 9:45pm | 3:47am | 9:45am | Morning |
| Saturn | Gem | −0.3 | 6:43pm | 11:34pm | 4:31am | Evening |
| Uranus | Gem | 5.4 | 6:45pm | 11:35pm | 4:30am | Evening |
| Neptune | Vir | 7.9 | 11:20pm | 6:05am | 12:47pm | Morning |
The solar system — February 2123
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 10 September 2026.