The Sky over the Mornington Peninsula — February 2143
Highlights this month
- 8FriUranus is stationary — begins retrograde (westward) motion. (12:56pm)
- 18MonMercury in superior conjunction with the Sun — lost in the glare. (3:21pm)
- 22FriThe Moon passes Jupiter — 1° apart. (12:31pm)
Sun & twilight
| Date | Sunrise | Sunset | Day length | Astro. dark begins | ends |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fri 1 | 6:31am | 8:34pm | 14h 02m | 10:17pm | 4:48am |
| Sun 10 | 6:42am | 8:25pm | 13h 43m | 10:04pm | 5:03am |
| Wed 20 | 6:53am | 8:13pm | 13h 20m | 9:48pm | 5:18am |
| Thu 28 | 7:02am | 8:02pm | 13h 00m | 9:34pm | 5:29am |
Days shorten by about 62 minutes over the month.
The Moon
- Last QuarterThu 7, 6:34am
- New MoonFri 15, 7:11am
- First QuarterSat 23, 8:17am
Perigee 1 Feb (357,200 km) · Apogee 15 Feb (406,300 km)
The planets
Rise/set for mid-month at The Briars.
| Planet | In | Mag | Rise | Transit | Set | Best |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mercury | Cap | −1.3 | 6:32am | 1:27pm | 8:21pm | Hidden |
| Venus | Psc | −3.8 | 9:44am | 3:47pm | 9:50pm | Hidden |
| Mars | Psc | 1.2 | 10:33am | 4:22pm | 10:11pm | Hidden |
| Jupiter | Ari | −2.1 | 1:56pm | 7:01pm | 12:09am | Evening |
| Saturn | Psc | 1.1 | 9:00am | 3:17pm | 9:34pm | Hidden |
| Uranus | Vir | 5.5 | 11:06pm | 5:53am | 12:35pm | Morning |
| Neptune | Oph | 7.9 | 1:46am | 9:01am | 4:17pm | Morning |
The solar system — February 2143
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 16 September 2026.