The Sky over the Mornington Peninsula — February 2133
Highlights this month
- 2MonThe Moon passes Mars — 2° apart. (6:49pm)
- 7SatMercury in inferior conjunction with the Sun — lost in the glare. (12:55am)
- 17TueThe Moon passes Jupiter — 3° apart. (3:00pm)
- 18WedMercury is stationary — resumes direct (eastward) motion. (8:48pm)
- 20FriVenus in superior conjunction with the Sun — lost in the glare. (8:15pm)
- 27FriThe Moon passes Saturn — 2° apart. (8:42am)
Sun & twilight
| Date | Sunrise | Sunset | Day length | Astro. dark begins | ends |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sun 1 | 6:32am | 8:34pm | 14h 02m | 10:16pm | 4:49am |
| Tue 10 | 6:42am | 8:25pm | 13h 42m | 10:03pm | 5:03am |
| Fri 20 | 6:54am | 8:12pm | 13h 19m | 9:47pm | 5:19am |
| Sat 28 | 7:02am | 8:02pm | 12h 59m | 9:34pm | 5:30am |
Days shorten by about 62 minutes over the month.
The Moon
- New MoonThu 5, 6:19pm
- First QuarterFri 13, 8:20am
- Full MoonThu 19, 11:56pm
- Last QuarterFri 27, 7:57am
Apogee 2 Feb (405,900 km) · Perigee 17 Feb (362,000 km)
The planets
Rise/set for mid-month at The Briars.
| Planet | In | Mag | Rise | Transit | Set | Best |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mercury | Cap | 1.4 | 5:35am | 12:24pm | 7:14pm | Hidden |
| Venus | Cap | −3.8 | 6:40am | 1:30pm | 8:20pm | Hidden |
| Mars | Sgr | 1.4 | 3:48am | 11:08am | 6:28pm | Morning |
| Jupiter | Gem | −2.4 | 6:40pm | 11:30pm | 4:25am | Evening |
| Saturn | Oph | 0.4 | 1:00am | 8:08am | 3:16pm | Morning |
| Uranus | Leo | 5.4 | 9:04pm | 2:50am | 8:32am | Morning |
| Neptune | Lib | 7.9 | 12:27am | 7:30am | 2:32pm | Morning |
The solar system — February 2133
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.