The Sky over the Mornington Peninsula — February 2126
Highlights this month
- 1FriUranus at opposition — closest and brightest of the year, up all night in Cancer (mag 5.4). (11:05am)
- 4MonMercury is stationary — begins retrograde (westward) motion. (6:19pm)
- 14ThuMercury in inferior conjunction with the Sun — lost in the glare. (6:35am)
- 14ThuNeptune is stationary — begins retrograde (westward) motion. (11:23pm)
- 17SunThe Moon passes Jupiter — 4° apart. (9:48am)
- 18MonVenus at greatest morning elongation (47° from the Sun, mag −4.4) — best morning apparition. (12:08am)
- 18MonThe Moon passes Venus — 2° apart. (1:24pm)
- 26TueMercury is stationary — resumes direct (eastward) motion. (6:29am)
Sun & twilight
| Date | Sunrise | Sunset | Day length | Astro. dark begins | ends |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fri 1 | 6:32am | 8:34pm | 14h 02m | 10:17pm | 4:49am |
| Sun 10 | 6:42am | 8:25pm | 13h 43m | 10:04pm | 5:03am |
| Wed 20 | 6:53am | 8:13pm | 13h 19m | 9:48pm | 5:18am |
| Thu 28 | 7:02am | 8:02pm | 13h 00m | 9:34pm | 5:29am |
Days shorten by about 62 minutes over the month.
The Moon
- First QuarterFri 1, 4:26am
- Full MoonFri 8, 7:41am
- Last QuarterThu 14, 11:04pm
- New MoonFri 22, 5:21pm
Perigee 9 Feb (359,800 km) · Apogee 25 Feb (406,100 km)
The planets
Rise/set for mid-month at The Briars.
| Planet | In | Mag | Rise | Transit | Set | Best |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mercury | Cap | 5.7 | 6:45am | 1:18pm | 7:52pm | Hidden |
| Venus | Sgr | −4.5 | 3:12am | 10:20am | 5:28pm | Morning |
| Mars | Psc | 1.2 | 9:42am | 3:45pm | 9:47pm | Hidden |
| Jupiter | Sgr | −1.7 | 2:10am | 9:30am | 4:51pm | Morning |
| Saturn | Leo | 0.2 | 8:58pm | 2:35am | 8:07am | All night |
| Uranus | Cnc | 5.4 | 7:31pm | 12:38am | 5:41am | Evening |
| Neptune | Lib | 7.9 | 11:37pm | 6:30am | 1:18pm | Morning |
The solar system — February 2126
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 11 September 2026.