The Sky over the Mornington Peninsula — February 2131
Highlights this month
- 5MonThe Moon passes Jupiter — 4° apart. (9:53am)
- 19MonThe Moon passes Saturn — 2° apart. (1:17pm)
- 23FriThe Moon passes Mars — 1° apart. (9:42pm)
- 24SatSaturn is stationary — begins retrograde (westward) motion. (5:24pm)
- 25SunUranus at opposition — closest and brightest of the year, up all night in Leo (mag 5.4). (1:08am)
- 25SunThe Moon passes Venus — 1° apart. (10:22am)
- 25SunMercury at greatest evening elongation (18° from the Sun, mag −0.5) — best evening apparition. (11:11am)
- 25SunNeptune is stationary — begins retrograde (westward) motion. (11:39pm)
Sun & twilight
| Date | Sunrise | Sunset | Day length | Astro. dark begins | ends |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thu 1 | 6:31am | 8:34pm | 14h 03m | 10:17pm | 4:48am |
| Sat 10 | 6:42am | 8:25pm | 13h 43m | 10:04pm | 5:03am |
| Tue 20 | 6:53am | 8:13pm | 13h 20m | 9:48pm | 5:18am |
| Wed 28 | 7:02am | 8:02pm | 13h 01m | 9:35pm | 5:29am |
Days shorten by about 62 minutes over the month.
The Moon
- First QuarterMon 5, 7:33am
- Full MoonMon 12, 4:11pm
- Last QuarterTue 20, 7:47pm
- New MoonWed 28, 1:46am
Perigee 1 Feb (366,200 km) · Apogee 17 Feb (405,400 km)
The planets
Rise/set for mid-month at The Briars.
| Planet | In | Mag | Rise | Transit | Set | Best |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mercury | Aqr | −1.2 | 7:56am | 2:27pm | 8:58pm | Hidden |
| Venus | Sgr | −3.9 | 3:46am | 11:02am | 6:17pm | Morning |
| Mars | Sgr | 1.3 | 2:35am | 9:59am | 5:23pm | Morning |
| Jupiter | Ari | −2.1 | 1:33pm | 6:42pm | 11:52pm | Evening |
| Saturn | Lib | 0.4 | 11:47pm | 6:39am | 1:27pm | Morning |
| Uranus | Leo | 5.4 | 8:41pm | 2:15am | 7:45am | All night |
| Neptune | Lib | 7.9 | 12:15am | 7:14am | 2:13pm | Morning |
The solar system — February 2131
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.