The Sky over the Mornington Peninsula — February 2129
Highlights this month
- 10ThuThe Moon passes Saturn — 2° apart. (6:16am)
- 14MonThe Moon passes Mars — 5° apart. (8:51am)
- 15TueUranus at opposition — closest and brightest of the year, up all night in Leo (mag 5.4). (3:17am)
- 21MonNeptune is stationary — begins retrograde (westward) motion. (4:19am)
- 21MonVenus in inferior conjunction with the Sun — lost in the glare. (6:16am)
Sun & twilight
| Date | Sunrise | Sunset | Day length | Astro. dark begins | ends |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tue 1 | 6:32am | 8:34pm | 14h 02m | 10:16pm | 4:49am |
| Thu 10 | 6:42am | 8:25pm | 13h 42m | 10:03pm | 5:03am |
| Sun 20 | 6:54am | 8:12pm | 13h 19m | 9:47pm | 5:19am |
| Mon 28 | 7:02am | 8:02pm | 12h 59m | 9:34pm | 5:30am |
Days shorten by about 62 minutes over the month.
The Moon
- Full MoonFri 4, 8:46pm
- Last QuarterSat 12, 4:40pm
- New MoonSat 19, 7:46am
- First QuarterSat 26, 10:09am
Apogee 2 Feb (406,200 km) · Perigee 18 Feb (358,900 km)
The planets
Rise/set for mid-month at The Briars.
| Planet | In | Mag | Rise | Transit | Set | Best |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mercury | Cap | −0.6 | 5:38am | 12:44pm | 7:50pm | Hidden |
| Venus | Aqr | −3.9 | 7:49am | 1:57pm | 8:05pm | Hidden |
| Mars | Oph | 1.1 | 1:26am | 8:45am | 4:04pm | Morning |
| Jupiter | Aqr | −1.9 | 8:37am | 2:57pm | 9:17pm | Hidden |
| Saturn | Vir | 0.4 | 10:39pm | 5:04am | 11:25am | Morning |
| Uranus | Leo | 5.4 | 8:13pm | 1:35am | 6:53am | All night |
| Neptune | Lib | 7.9 | 11:56pm | 6:55am | 1:50pm | Morning |
The solar system — February 2129
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 12 September 2026.