The Sky over the Mornington Peninsula — February 2127
Highlights this month
- 1SatThe Moon passes Saturn — 3° apart. (6:52am)
- 5WedThe Moon passes Mars — 3° apart. (7:06am)
- 6ThuUranus at opposition — closest and brightest of the year, up all night in Cancer (mag 5.4). (7:52am)
- 9SunThe Moon passes Jupiter — 5° apart. (3:16pm)
- 9SunMercury is stationary — resumes direct (eastward) motion. (3:36pm)
- 17MonNeptune is stationary — begins retrograde (westward) motion. (9:01am)
- 22SatMercury at greatest morning elongation (26° from the Sun, mag 0.0) — best morning apparition. (7:48pm)
- 28FriThe Moon passes Saturn — 3° apart. (12:28pm)
Sun & twilight
| Date | Sunrise | Sunset | Day length | Astro. dark begins | ends |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sat 1 | 6:31am | 8:34pm | 14h 03m | 10:17pm | 4:48am |
| Mon 10 | 6:42am | 8:25pm | 13h 43m | 10:04pm | 5:03am |
| Thu 20 | 6:53am | 8:13pm | 13h 20m | 9:48pm | 5:18am |
| Fri 28 | 7:02am | 8:02pm | 13h 01m | 9:35pm | 5:29am |
Days shorten by about 62 minutes over the month.
The Moon
- Last QuarterTue 4, 5:47pm
- New MoonTue 11, 8:07pm
- First QuarterWed 19, 9:54pm
- Full MoonThu 27, 8:55am
Perigee 3 Feb (369,300 km) · Apogee 18 Feb (405,000 km)
The planets
Rise/set for mid-month at The Briars.
| Planet | In | Mag | Rise | Transit | Set | Best |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mercury | Cap | 0.2 | 4:48am | 11:52am | 6:56pm | Morning |
| Venus | Psc | −3.8 | 9:38am | 3:44pm | 9:48pm | Hidden |
| Mars | Lib | 0.8 | 12:23am | 7:27am | 2:31pm | Morning |
| Jupiter | Sgr | −1.7 | 4:11am | 11:25am | 6:40pm | Morning |
| Saturn | Vir | 0.6 | 9:35pm | 3:28am | 9:17am | Morning |
| Uranus | Cnc | 5.4 | 7:47pm | 12:59am | 6:06am | Evening |
| Neptune | Lib | 7.9 | 11:45pm | 6:39am | 1:30pm | Morning |
The solar system — February 2127
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.