The Sky over the Mornington Peninsula — February 2132
Highlights this month
- 8FriMercury at greatest evening elongation (18° from the Sun, mag −0.6) — best evening apparition. (11:47pm)
- 10SunThe Moon passes Saturn — 0.7° apart. (6:19am)
- 14ThuMercury is stationary — begins retrograde (westward) motion. (8:02pm)
- 15FriJupiter is stationary — resumes direct (eastward) motion. (3:58pm)
- 22FriVenus at greatest evening elongation (47° from the Sun, mag −4.4) — best evening apparition. (4:55am)
- 24SunThe Moon passes Mars — 4° apart. (6:15am)
- 24SunMercury in inferior conjunction with the Sun — lost in the glare. (10:31am)
- 25MonThe Moon passes Jupiter — 0.5° apart. (4:18pm)
- 28ThuNeptune is stationary — begins retrograde (westward) motion. (9:21am)
Sun & twilight
| Date | Sunrise | Sunset | Day length | Astro. dark begins | ends |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fri 1 | 6:31am | 8:34pm | 14h 03m | 10:17pm | 4:48am |
| Sun 10 | 6:42am | 8:25pm | 13h 44m | 10:04pm | 5:02am |
| Wed 20 | 6:53am | 8:13pm | 13h 21m | 9:48pm | 5:17am |
| Fri 29 | 7:03am | 8:01pm | 12h 59m | 9:33pm | 5:30am |
Days shorten by about 64 minutes over the month.
The Moon
- Full MoonFri 1, 11:29pm
- Last QuarterSat 9, 3:15pm
- New MoonSun 17, 1:40pm
- First QuarterSun 24, 12:08pm
Apogee 10 Feb (404,800 km) · Perigee 23 Feb (369,900 km)
The planets
Rise/set for mid-month at The Briars.
| Planet | In | Mag | Rise | Transit | Set | Best |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mercury | Aqr | 0.7 | 8:08am | 2:27pm | 8:46pm | Hidden |
| Venus | Psc | −4.3 | 10:40am | 4:25pm | 10:09pm | Hidden |
| Mars | Tau | 0.5 | 2:24pm | 7:16pm | 12:11am | Evening |
| Jupiter | Tau | −2.2 | 4:17pm | 9:02pm | 1:50am | Evening |
| Saturn | Lib | 0.4 | 12:26am | 7:25am | 2:24pm | Morning |
| Uranus | Leo | 5.4 | 8:55pm | 2:35am | 8:10am | All night |
| Neptune | Lib | 7.9 | 12:23am | 7:24am | 2:24pm | Morning |
The solar system — February 2132
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 13 September 2026.