The Sky over the Mornington Peninsula — February 2128
Highlights this month
- 5ThuMercury at greatest morning elongation (25° from the Sun, mag −0.1) — best morning apparition. (4:38am)
- 5ThuThe Moon passes Mars — 2° apart. (1:43pm)
- 9MonJupiter in superior conjunction with the Sun — lost in the glare. (12:03am)
- 11WedUranus at opposition — closest and brightest of the year, up all night in Leo (mag 5.4). (5:16am)
- 19ThuNeptune is stationary — begins retrograde (westward) motion. (6:40pm)
- 19ThuThe Moon passes Saturn — 0.5° apart. (9:58pm)
Sun & twilight
| Date | Sunrise | Sunset | Day length | Astro. dark begins | ends |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sun 1 | 6:31am | 8:34pm | 14h 03m | 10:17pm | 4:48am |
| Tue 10 | 6:42am | 8:25pm | 13h 44m | 10:04pm | 5:02am |
| Fri 20 | 6:53am | 8:13pm | 13h 21m | 9:48pm | 5:17am |
| Sun 29 | 7:02am | 8:01pm | 12h 59m | 9:33pm | 5:30am |
Days shorten by about 64 minutes over the month.
The Moon
- New MoonSun 1, 6:02am
- First QuarterSun 8, 4:49pm
- Full MoonMon 16, 6:29pm
- Last QuarterMon 23, 10:28pm
Apogee 10 Feb (405,100 km) · Perigee 26 Feb (368,500 km)
The planets
Rise/set for mid-month at The Briars.
| Planet | In | Mag | Rise | Transit | Set | Best |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mercury | Cap | −0.2 | 4:49am | 12:01pm | 7:12pm | Morning |
| Venus | Cap | −3.7 | 5:04am | 12:13pm | 7:21pm | Hidden |
| Mars | Psc | 1.2 | 11:06am | 4:47pm | 10:27pm | Evening |
| Jupiter | Cap | −1.8 | 6:23am | 1:15pm | 8:07pm | Hidden |
| Saturn | Vir | 0.5 | 10:10pm | 4:19am | 10:24am | Morning |
| Uranus | Leo | 5.4 | 8:02pm | 1:19am | 6:32am | All night |
| Neptune | Lib | 7.9 | 11:52pm | 6:49am | 1:42pm | Morning |
The solar system — February 2128
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.