The Sky over the Mornington Peninsula — February 2138
Highlights this month
- 18TueMercury at greatest evening elongation (18° from the Sun, mag −0.5) — best evening apparition. (3:35am)
- 24MonMercury is stationary — begins retrograde (westward) motion. (1:04am)
Sun & twilight
| Date | Sunrise | Sunset | Day length | Astro. dark begins | ends |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sat 1 | 6:32am | 8:34pm | 14h 02m | 10:16pm | 4:49am |
| Mon 10 | 6:42am | 8:25pm | 13h 43m | 10:03pm | 5:03am |
| Thu 20 | 6:53am | 8:13pm | 13h 19m | 9:47pm | 5:18am |
| Fri 28 | 7:02am | 8:02pm | 13h 00m | 9:34pm | 5:29am |
Days shorten by about 62 minutes over the month.
The Moon
- Last QuarterMon 3, 3:00pm
- New MoonMon 10, 6:43am
- First QuarterMon 17, 5:18am
- Full MoonTue 25, 10:12am
Perigee 9 Feb (357,300 km) · Apogee 22 Feb (406,000 km)
The planets
Rise/set for mid-month at The Briars.
| Planet | In | Mag | Rise | Transit | Set | Best |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mercury | Aqr | −0.8 | 8:18am | 2:40pm | 9:01pm | Hidden |
| Venus | Aqr | −3.7 | 8:15am | 2:43pm | 9:10pm | Hidden |
| Mars | Leo | −1.0 | 9:23pm | 3:01am | 8:34am | Morning |
| Jupiter | Sgr | −1.7 | 2:26am | 9:47am | 5:07pm | Morning |
| Saturn | Cap | 0.5 | 4:41am | 11:50am | 7:00pm | Morning |
| Uranus | Vir | 5.4 | 10:05pm | 4:22am | 10:35am | Morning |
| Neptune | Oph | 7.9 | 1:05am | 8:15am | 3:25pm | Morning |
The solar system — February 2138
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.