The Sky over the Mornington Peninsula — February 2148
Highlights this month
- 12MonThe Moon passes Jupiter — 4° apart. (6:47am)
- 17SatThe Moon passes Mars — 4° apart. (6:36am)
- 17SatVenus at greatest evening elongation (47° from the Sun, mag −4.4) — best evening apparition. (10:45am)
- 25SunJupiter is stationary — begins retrograde (westward) motion. (5:22am)
- 25SunThe Moon passes Saturn — 3° apart. (11:50pm)
Sun & twilight
| Date | Sunrise | Sunset | Day length | Astro. dark begins | ends |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thu 1 | 6:31am | 8:34pm | 14h 03m | 10:17pm | 4:48am |
| Sat 10 | 6:42am | 8:25pm | 13h 44m | 10:04pm | 5:02am |
| Tue 20 | 6:53am | 8:13pm | 13h 20m | 9:48pm | 5:18am |
| Thu 29 | 7:03am | 8:01pm | 12h 58m | 9:33pm | 5:30am |
Days shorten by about 65 minutes over the month.
The Moon
- Full MoonMon 5, 4:08am
- Last QuarterTue 13, 9:12am
- New MoonTue 20, 8:25am
- First QuarterMon 26, 11:59pm
Apogee 8 Feb (405,900 km) · Perigee 21 Feb (357,800 km)
The planets
Rise/set for mid-month at The Briars.
| Planet | In | Mag | Rise | Transit | Set | Best |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mercury | Cap | −0.2 | 4:59am | 12:10pm | 7:21pm | Hidden |
| Venus | Psc | −4.4 | 10:42am | 4:25pm | 10:08pm | Hidden |
| Mars | Sgr | 1.4 | 3:19am | 10:42am | 6:04pm | Morning |
| Jupiter | Lib | −1.9 | 11:26pm | 6:15am | 1:01pm | Morning |
| Saturn | Ari | 0.1 | 1:58pm | 7:06pm | 12:18am | Evening |
| Uranus | Lib | 5.6 | 12:18am | 7:25am | 2:31pm | Morning |
| Neptune | Sgr | 7.9 | 2:31am | 9:48am | 5:05pm | Morning |
The solar system — February 2148
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 19 September 2026.