The Sky over the Mornington Peninsula — February 2124
Highlights this month
- 2WedSaturn at opposition — closest and brightest of the year, up all night in Cancer (mag −0.3). (6:46pm)
- 5SatMercury in superior conjunction with the Sun — lost in the glare. (6:49am)
- 6SunThe Moon passes Jupiter — 4° apart. (11:14am)
- 11FriNeptune is stationary — begins retrograde (westward) motion. (4:06am)
- 16WedJupiter is stationary — begins retrograde (westward) motion. (5:52pm)
- 24ThuVenus at greatest evening elongation (47° from the Sun, mag −4.4) — best evening apparition. (1:58pm)
Sun & twilight
| Date | Sunrise | Sunset | Day length | Astro. dark begins | ends |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tue 1 | 6:31am | 8:34pm | 14h 03m | 10:17pm | 4:48am |
| Thu 10 | 6:41am | 8:25pm | 13h 44m | 10:04pm | 5:02am |
| Sun 20 | 6:53am | 8:13pm | 13h 21m | 9:48pm | 5:17am |
| Tue 29 | 7:02am | 8:01pm | 12h 59m | 9:33pm | 5:30am |
Days shorten by about 64 minutes over the month.
The Moon
- Last QuarterMon 7, 6:05pm
- New MoonTue 15, 11:01pm
- First QuarterWed 23, 8:28am
Apogee 11 Feb (405,600 km) · Perigee 27 Feb (365,000 km)
The planets
Rise/set for mid-month at The Briars.
| Planet | In | Mag | Rise | Transit | Set | Best |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mercury | Aqr | −1.4 | 7:25am | 2:06pm | 8:47pm | Hidden |
| Venus | Psc | −4.3 | 10:39am | 4:24pm | 10:09pm | Hidden |
| Mars | Aqr | 1.2 | 8:20am | 2:45pm | 9:10pm | Hidden |
| Jupiter | Vir | −1.9 | 11:03pm | 5:44am | 12:20pm | Morning |
| Saturn | Cnc | −0.3 | 7:35pm | 12:42am | 5:44am | Evening |
| Uranus | Cnc | 5.4 | 7:02pm | 12:00am | 4:55am | Evening |
| Neptune | Lib | 7.9 | 11:27pm | 6:15am | 12:59pm | Morning |
The solar system — February 2124
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.