The Sky over the Mornington Peninsula — February 2130
Highlights this month
- 1WedThe Moon passes Saturn — 3° apart. (8:29am)
- 12SunThe Moon passes Jupiter — 4° apart. (6:37pm)
- 12SunSaturn is stationary — begins retrograde (westward) motion. (8:39pm)
- 15WedMercury in superior conjunction with the Sun — lost in the glare. (1:26pm)
- 20MonUranus at opposition — closest and brightest of the year, up all night in Leo (mag 5.4). (1:54am)
- 23ThuNeptune is stationary — begins retrograde (westward) motion. (1:58pm)
- 28TueThe Moon passes Saturn — 3° apart. (2:41pm)
Sun & twilight
| Date | Sunrise | Sunset | Day length | Astro. dark begins | ends |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wed 1 | 6:32am | 8:34pm | 14h 02m | 10:16pm | 4:49am |
| Fri 10 | 6:42am | 8:25pm | 13h 43m | 10:03pm | 5:03am |
| Mon 20 | 6:53am | 8:13pm | 13h 19m | 9:48pm | 5:18am |
| Tue 28 | 7:02am | 8:02pm | 13h 00m | 9:34pm | 5:29am |
Days shorten by about 62 minutes over the month.
The Moon
- Last QuarterThu 2, 1:08am
- New MoonWed 8, 11:44pm
- First QuarterWed 15, 3:33pm
- Full MoonThu 23, 3:24pm
Perigee 9 Feb (357,500 km) · Apogee 24 Feb (406,300 km)
The planets
Rise/set for mid-month at The Briars.
| Planet | In | Mag | Rise | Transit | Set | Best |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mercury | Cap | −1.5 | 6:44am | 1:36pm | 8:28pm | Hidden |
| Venus | Aqr | −3.7 | 8:12am | 2:41pm | 9:09pm | Hidden |
| Mars | Ari | 1.0 | 12:37pm | 5:53pm | 11:10pm | Evening |
| Jupiter | Psc | −1.9 | 11:00am | 4:44pm | 10:28pm | Evening |
| Saturn | Vir | 0.4 | 11:13pm | 5:52am | 12:27pm | Morning |
| Uranus | Leo | 5.4 | 8:27pm | 1:55am | 7:19am | All night |
| Neptune | Lib | 7.9 | 12:07am | 7:04am | 2:01pm | Morning |
The solar system — February 2130
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.