The Sky over the Mornington Peninsula — February 2146
Highlights this month
- 9WedMercury in inferior conjunction with the Sun — lost in the glare. (8:19pm)
- 16WedThe Moon passes Saturn — 0.3° apart. (9:54am)
- 21MonMercury is stationary — resumes direct (eastward) motion. (5:36pm)
- 22TueUranus is stationary — begins retrograde (westward) motion. (2:42am)
- 24ThuJupiter at opposition — closest and brightest of the year, up all night in Leo (mag −2.4). (10:46am)
- 26SatThe Moon passes Jupiter — 3° apart. (9:28pm)
Sun & twilight
| Date | Sunrise | Sunset | Day length | Astro. dark begins | ends |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tue 1 | 6:32am | 8:34pm | 14h 02m | 10:16pm | 4:49am |
| Thu 10 | 6:42am | 8:25pm | 13h 42m | 10:03pm | 5:03am |
| Sun 20 | 6:53am | 8:13pm | 13h 19m | 9:47pm | 5:18am |
| Mon 28 | 7:02am | 8:02pm | 13h 00m | 9:34pm | 5:29am |
Days shorten by about 62 minutes over the month.
The Moon
- Last QuarterFri 4, 11:09pm
- New MoonFri 11, 2:39pm
- First QuarterSat 19, 12:31am
- Full MoonSun 27, 2:36am
Perigee 9 Feb (362,700 km) · Apogee 21 Feb (405,200 km)
The planets
Rise/set for mid-month at The Briars.
| Planet | In | Mag | Rise | Transit | Set | Best |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mercury | Cap | 2.5 | 5:59am | 12:43pm | 7:27pm | Hidden |
| Venus | Aqr | −3.7 | 8:19am | 2:45pm | 9:11pm | Hidden |
| Mars | Sgr | 1.3 | 2:07am | 9:30am | 4:54pm | Morning |
| Jupiter | Leo | −2.3 | 8:43pm | 2:16am | 7:45am | All night |
| Saturn | Psc | 0.5 | 11:50am | 5:25pm | 11:00pm | Evening |
| Uranus | Lib | 5.5 | 11:44pm | 6:46am | 1:44pm | Morning |
| Neptune | Sgr | 7.9 | 2:11am | 9:28am | 4:45pm | Morning |
The solar system — February 2146
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.