The Sky over the Mornington Peninsula — February 2147
Highlights this month
- 5SunMercury is stationary — resumes direct (eastward) motion. (4:00am)
- 7TueThe Moon passes Saturn — 2° apart. (8:53am)
- 18SatMercury at greatest morning elongation (26° from the Sun, mag −0.0) — best morning apparition. (12:53am)
- 19SunThe Moon passes Jupiter — 1° apart. (5:38pm)
- 26SunUranus is stationary — begins retrograde (westward) motion. (10:24pm)
- 28TueThe Moon passes Venus — 3° apart. (7:24am)
- 28TueThe Moon passes Mercury — 3° apart. (11:40pm)
Sun & twilight
| Date | Sunrise | Sunset | Day length | Astro. dark begins | ends |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wed 1 | 6:32am | 8:34pm | 14h 02m | 10:17pm | 4:48am |
| Fri 10 | 6:42am | 8:25pm | 13h 43m | 10:04pm | 5:03am |
| Mon 20 | 6:53am | 8:13pm | 13h 20m | 9:48pm | 5:18am |
| Tue 28 | 7:02am | 8:02pm | 13h 00m | 9:34pm | 5:29am |
Days shorten by about 62 minutes over the month.
The Moon
- New MoonWed 1, 5:48am
- First QuarterWed 8, 1:16am
- Full MoonThu 16, 4:40am
- Last QuarterFri 24, 1:14am
Perigee 1 Feb (356,700 km) · Apogee 14 Feb (406,200 km)
The planets
Rise/set for mid-month at The Briars.
| Planet | In | Mag | Rise | Transit | Set | Best |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mercury | Cap | 0.0 | 4:41am | 11:49am | 6:56pm | Morning |
| Venus | Sgr | −3.8 | 3:51am | 11:06am | 6:21pm | Morning |
| Mars | Ari | 0.7 | 1:40pm | 6:41pm | 11:43pm | Evening |
| Jupiter | Vir | −2.1 | 10:06pm | 4:20am | 10:30am | Morning |
| Saturn | Ari | 0.2 | 12:52pm | 6:14pm | 11:35pm | Evening |
| Uranus | Lib | 5.6 | 12:03am | 7:05am | 2:08pm | Morning |
| Neptune | Sgr | 7.9 | 2:21am | 9:38am | 4:55pm | Morning |
The solar system — February 2147
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 18 September 2026.