The Sky over the Mornington Peninsula — February 2134
Highlights this month
- 2TueMercury is stationary — resumes direct (eastward) motion. (7:49am)
- 5FriThe Moon passes Mars — 0.6° apart. (5:06pm)
- 10WedThe Moon passes Jupiter — 4° apart. (10:06am)
- 15MonMercury at greatest morning elongation (26° from the Sun, mag −0.0) — best morning apparition. (12:33am)
- 15MonVenus at greatest morning elongation (47° from the Sun, mag −4.4) — best morning apparition. (1:26pm)
- 18ThuThe Moon passes Saturn — 4° apart. (3:31am)
- 20SatJupiter at opposition — closest and brightest of the year, up all night in Leo (mag −2.4). (5:29am)
- 22MonThe Moon passes Mercury — 4° apart. (5:21am)
Sun & twilight
| Date | Sunrise | Sunset | Day length | Astro. dark begins | ends |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mon 1 | 6:32am | 8:34pm | 14h 02m | 10:16pm | 4:49am |
| Wed 10 | 6:42am | 8:25pm | 13h 43m | 10:03pm | 5:03am |
| Sat 20 | 6:53am | 8:13pm | 13h 19m | 9:47pm | 5:18am |
| Sun 28 | 7:02am | 8:02pm | 13h 00m | 9:34pm | 5:29am |
Days shorten by about 62 minutes over the month.
The Moon
- First QuarterTue 2, 8:52pm
- Full Moon SupermoonTue 9, 3:14pm
- Last QuarterTue 16, 9:36am
- New MoonWed 24, 12:40pm
Perigee 9 Feb (356,700 km) · Apogee 23 Feb (406,200 km)
The planets
Rise/set for mid-month at The Briars.
| Planet | In | Mag | Rise | Transit | Set | Best |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mercury | Cap | −0.0 | 4:40am | 11:49am | 6:58pm | Morning |
| Venus | Sgr | −4.4 | 3:11am | 10:20am | 5:29pm | Morning |
| Mars | Tau | −0.1 | 4:37pm | 9:09pm | 1:43am | Evening |
| Jupiter | Leo | −2.4 | 8:30pm | 1:58am | 7:21am | All night |
| Saturn | Oph | 0.4 | 1:40am | 8:54am | 4:08pm | Morning |
| Uranus | Leo | 5.4 | 9:17pm | 3:09am | 8:57am | Morning |
| Neptune | Sco | 7.9 | 12:35am | 7:39am | 2:44pm | Morning |
The solar system — February 2134
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.