The Sky over the Mornington Peninsula — February 2150
Highlights this month
- 8SunThe Moon passes Saturn — 0.2° apart. (12:57am)
- 10TueMercury in superior conjunction with the Sun — lost in the glare. (2:11pm)
- 10TueVenus at greatest morning elongation (47° from the Sun, mag −4.4) — best morning apparition. (4:08pm)
- 11WedVenus and Jupiter in conjunction — 3° apart. (3:42am)
- 21SatSaturn is stationary — resumes direct (eastward) motion. (2:46am)
- 23MonThe Moon passes Jupiter — 3° apart. (3:04am)
- 24TueThe Moon passes Venus — 4° apart. (3:55am)
- 25WedThe Moon passes Mars — 2° apart. (6:30am)
Sun & twilight
| Date | Sunrise | Sunset | Day length | Astro. dark begins | ends |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sun 1 | 6:32am | 8:34pm | 14h 02m | 10:16pm | 4:49am |
| Tue 10 | 6:42am | 8:25pm | 13h 42m | 10:03pm | 5:03am |
| Fri 20 | 6:53am | 8:13pm | 13h 19m | 9:47pm | 5:18am |
| Sat 28 | 7:02am | 8:02pm | 13h 00m | 9:34pm | 5:30am |
Days shorten by about 62 minutes over the month.
The Moon
- First QuarterThu 5, 1:23pm
- Full MoonThu 12, 7:59am
- Last QuarterThu 19, 10:51pm
- New MoonFri 27, 9:55pm
Perigee 8 Feb (366,500 km) · Apogee 20 Feb (404,800 km)
The planets
Rise/set for mid-month at The Briars.
| Planet | In | Mag | Rise | Transit | Set | Best |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mercury | Aqr | −1.5 | 7:04am | 1:51pm | 8:37pm | Hidden |
| Venus | Sgr | −4.4 | 3:10am | 10:20am | 5:30pm | Morning |
| Mars | Cap | 1.3 | 4:36am | 11:50am | 7:03pm | Morning |
| Jupiter | Sgr | −1.7 | 2:42am | 10:03am | 5:24pm | Morning |
| Saturn | Tau | −0.2 | 4:10pm | 8:59pm | 1:51am | Evening |
| Uranus | Sco | 5.6 | 12:46am | 8:00am | 3:13pm | Morning |
| Neptune | Sgr | 8.0 | 2:47am | 10:04am | 5:22pm | Morning |
The solar system — February 2150
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 22 September 2026.