The Sky over the Mornington Peninsula — February 2152
Highlights this month
- 4FriMercury at greatest evening elongation (18° from the Sun, mag −0.6) — best evening apparition. (12:22pm)
- 10ThuMercury is stationary — begins retrograde (westward) motion. (9:20am)
- 18FriJupiter in superior conjunction with the Sun — lost in the glare. (10:29pm)
- 19SatMercury in inferior conjunction with the Sun — lost in the glare. (10:43pm)
Sun & twilight
| Date | Sunrise | Sunset | Day length | Astro. dark begins | ends |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tue 1 | 6:31am | 8:34pm | 14h 03m | 10:17pm | 4:48am |
| Thu 10 | 6:42am | 8:25pm | 13h 43m | 10:04pm | 5:02am |
| Sun 20 | 6:53am | 8:13pm | 13h 20m | 9:48pm | 5:18am |
| Tue 29 | 7:03am | 8:01pm | 12h 58m | 9:33pm | 5:30am |
Days shorten by about 65 minutes over the month.
The Moon
- New MoonSun 6, 1:38am
- First QuarterMon 14, 5:08am
- Full Moon SupermoonSun 20, 11:56pm
- Last QuarterSun 27, 5:48pm
Apogee 7 Feb (406,200 km) · Perigee 21 Feb (356,700 km)
The planets
Rise/set for mid-month at The Briars.
| Planet | In | Mag | Rise | Transit | Set | Best |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mercury | Aqr | 3.0 | 7:40am | 2:03pm | 8:25pm | Hidden |
| Venus | Cap | −3.7 | 5:13am | 12:20pm | 7:27pm | Hidden |
| Mars | Cap | 1.2 | 5:56am | 12:55pm | 7:54pm | Hidden |
| Jupiter | Aqr | −1.8 | 7:01am | 1:45pm | 8:28pm | Hidden |
| Saturn | Gem | −0.3 | 6:18pm | 11:07pm | 4:00am | Evening |
| Uranus | Oph | 5.7 | 1:20am | 8:39am | 3:57pm | Morning |
| Neptune | Sgr | 8.0 | 3:08am | 10:25am | 5:41pm | Morning |
The solar system — February 2152
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 24 September 2026.