The Sky over the Mornington Peninsula — February 2145
Highlights this month
- 10WedMercury at greatest evening elongation (18° from the Sun, mag −0.6) — best evening apparition. (8:03pm)
- 16TueVenus in inferior conjunction with the Sun — lost in the glare. (9:28am)
- 16TueMercury is stationary — begins retrograde (westward) motion. (4:14pm)
- 17WedUranus is stationary — begins retrograde (westward) motion. (6:31am)
- 26FriMercury in inferior conjunction with the Sun — lost in the glare. (7:22am)
- 27SatThe Moon passes Mars — 2° apart. (7:42am)
Sun & twilight
| Date | Sunrise | Sunset | Day length | Astro. dark begins | ends |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mon 1 | 6:32am | 8:33pm | 14h 01m | 10:16pm | 4:49am |
| Wed 10 | 6:42am | 8:24pm | 13h 42m | 10:03pm | 5:04am |
| Sat 20 | 6:54am | 8:12pm | 13h 19m | 9:47pm | 5:19am |
| Sun 28 | 7:02am | 8:01pm | 12h 59m | 9:34pm | 5:30am |
Days shorten by about 62 minutes over the month.
The Moon
- Full MoonMon 8, 4:29am
- Last QuarterMon 15, 2:48am
- New MoonMon 22, 4:18am
Perigee 13 Feb (369,600 km) · Apogee 28 Feb (404,900 km)
The planets
Rise/set for mid-month at The Briars.
| Planet | In | Mag | Rise | Transit | Set | Best |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mercury | Aqr | 0.2 | 8:16am | 2:33pm | 8:50pm | Hidden |
| Venus | Aqr | −3.7 | 7:13am | 1:28pm | 7:43pm | Hidden |
| Mars | Ari | 1.1 | 12:00pm | 5:26pm | 10:51pm | Evening |
| Jupiter | Cnc | −2.4 | 6:57pm | 11:55pm | 4:49am | Evening |
| Saturn | Psc | 0.7 | 10:50am | 4:39pm | 10:29pm | Evening |
| Uranus | Lib | 5.5 | 11:30pm | 6:27am | 1:20pm | Morning |
| Neptune | Oph | 7.9 | 2:01am | 9:18am | 4:34pm | Morning |
The solar system — February 2145
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 17 September 2026.