The Sky over the Mornington Peninsula — February 2151
Highlights this month
- 20SatMercury at greatest evening elongation (18° from the Sun, mag −0.5) — best evening apparition. (11:49pm)
- 22MonMars is stationary — resumes direct (eastward) motion. (11:02am)
- 26FriThe Moon passes Saturn — 3° apart. (8:34pm)
- 26FriMercury is stationary — begins retrograde (westward) motion. (10:17pm)
Sun & twilight
| Date | Sunrise | Sunset | Day length | Astro. dark begins | ends |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mon 1 | 6:32am | 8:34pm | 14h 02m | 10:17pm | 4:48am |
| Wed 10 | 6:42am | 8:25pm | 13h 43m | 10:04pm | 5:03am |
| Sat 20 | 6:53am | 8:13pm | 13h 20m | 9:48pm | 5:18am |
| Sun 28 | 7:02am | 8:02pm | 13h 00m | 9:34pm | 5:29am |
Days shorten by about 62 minutes over the month.
The Moon
- Full Moon SupermoonMon 1, 9:49pm
- Last QuarterMon 8, 8:37pm
- New MoonWed 17, 2:17am
- First QuarterWed 24, 5:03pm
Perigee 1 Feb (357,700 km) · Apogee 13 Feb (406,000 km)
The planets
Rise/set for mid-month at The Briars.
| Planet | In | Mag | Rise | Transit | Set | Best |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mercury | Aqr | −1.0 | 8:11am | 2:37pm | 9:01pm | Hidden |
| Venus | Psc | −3.8 | 9:46am | 3:49pm | 9:51pm | Hidden |
| Mars | Gem | −0.6 | 6:15pm | 10:45pm | 3:20am | Evening |
| Jupiter | Cap | −1.7 | 4:48am | 11:57am | 7:06pm | Morning |
| Saturn | Gem | −0.3 | 5:16pm | 10:02pm | 2:52am | Evening |
| Uranus | Oph | 5.6 | 1:03am | 8:19am | 3:36pm | Morning |
| Neptune | Sgr | 8.0 | 2:57am | 10:14am | 5:32pm | Morning |
The solar system — February 2151
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 23 September 2026.