The Sky over the Mornington Peninsula — February 2139
Highlights this month
- 1SunMercury at greatest evening elongation (18° from the Sun, mag −0.6) — best evening apparition. (4:01pm)
- 7SatMercury is stationary — begins retrograde (westward) motion. (1:44pm)
- 17TueMercury in inferior conjunction with the Sun — lost in the glare. (2:32am)
- 24TueVenus and Jupiter in conjunction — 0.6° apart. (4:15am)
- 26ThuThe Moon passes Jupiter — 1° apart. (5:54pm)
- 26ThuThe Moon passes Venus — 1° apart. (10:38pm)
- 27FriThe Moon passes Saturn — 0.3° apart. (12:37pm)
Sun & twilight
| Date | Sunrise | Sunset | Day length | Astro. dark begins | ends |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sun 1 | 6:31am | 8:34pm | 14h 03m | 10:17pm | 4:48am |
| Tue 10 | 6:42am | 8:25pm | 13h 43m | 10:04pm | 5:03am |
| Fri 20 | 6:53am | 8:13pm | 13h 20m | 9:48pm | 5:18am |
| Sat 28 | 7:02am | 8:02pm | 13h 00m | 9:34pm | 5:29am |
Days shorten by about 62 minutes over the month.
The Moon
- First QuarterFri 6, 1:53pm
- Full MoonSat 14, 9:41am
- Last QuarterSun 22, 1:21pm
Perigee 1 Feb (359,200 km) · Apogee 16 Feb (406,200 km)
The planets
Rise/set for mid-month at The Briars.
| Planet | In | Mag | Rise | Transit | Set | Best |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mercury | Aqr | 5.3 | 7:14am | 1:41pm | 8:09pm | Hidden |
| Venus | Sgr | −3.8 | 3:49am | 11:04am | 6:19pm | Morning |
| Mars | Aqr | 1.2 | 7:49am | 2:21pm | 8:54pm | Hidden |
| Jupiter | Sgr | −1.7 | 4:29am | 11:41am | 6:53pm | Morning |
| Saturn | Cap | 0.6 | 5:32am | 12:33pm | 7:35pm | Hidden |
| Uranus | Vir | 5.4 | 10:17pm | 4:41am | 11:00am | Morning |
| Neptune | Oph | 7.9 | 1:14am | 8:25am | 3:36pm | Morning |
The solar system — February 2139
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.