The Sky over the Mornington Peninsula — February 2136
Highlights this month
- 16ThuThe Moon passes Mars — 0.5° apart. (6:28am)
- 20MonJupiter is stationary — begins retrograde (westward) motion. (10:53pm)
- 23ThuThe Moon passes Jupiter — 4° apart. (12:01am)
- 26SunMercury in superior conjunction with the Sun — lost in the glare. (12:31pm)
Sun & twilight
| Date | Sunrise | Sunset | Day length | Astro. dark begins | ends |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wed 1 | 6:31am | 8:34pm | 14h 03m | 10:17pm | 4:48am |
| Fri 10 | 6:42am | 8:25pm | 13h 44m | 10:04pm | 5:02am |
| Mon 20 | 6:53am | 8:13pm | 13h 21m | 9:48pm | 5:18am |
| Wed 29 | 7:03am | 8:01pm | 12h 59m | 9:33pm | 5:30am |
Days shorten by about 64 minutes over the month.
The Moon
- New MoonThu 2, 4:50pm
- First QuarterFri 10, 3:06pm
- Full MoonSat 18, 6:59am
- Last QuarterSat 25, 2:09am
Apogee 9 Feb (404,800 km) · Perigee 22 Feb (367,500 km)
The planets
Rise/set for mid-month at The Briars.
| Planet | In | Mag | Rise | Transit | Set | Best |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mercury | Cap | −0.9 | 6:02am | 1:04pm | 8:05pm | Hidden |
| Venus | Cap | −3.7 | 5:07am | 12:15pm | 7:23pm | Hidden |
| Mars | Cnc | −0.9 | 7:17pm | 12:02am | 4:42am | Evening |
| Jupiter | Vir | −1.9 | 11:14pm | 6:00am | 12:41pm | Morning |
| Saturn | Sgr | 0.4 | 3:07am | 10:25am | 5:43pm | Morning |
| Uranus | Vir | 5.4 | 9:43pm | 3:48am | 9:48am | Morning |
| Neptune | Sco | 7.9 | 12:52am | 7:59am | 3:06pm | Morning |
The solar system — February 2136
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 14 September 2026.