The Sky over the Mornington Peninsula — February 2153
Highlights this month
- 2FriMercury in inferior conjunction with the Sun — lost in the glare. (3:36pm)
- 10SatThe Moon passes Mars — 3° apart. (6:11am)
- 13TueVenus in inferior conjunction with the Sun — lost in the glare. (10:56pm)
- 14WedMercury is stationary — resumes direct (eastward) motion. (8:31am)
- 17SatMars at opposition — closest and brightest of the year, up all night in Leo (mag −1.2). (12:32pm)
- 27TueMercury at greatest morning elongation (27° from the Sun, mag 0.1) — best morning apparition. (8:19pm)
Sun & twilight
| Date | Sunrise | Sunset | Day length | Astro. dark begins | ends |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thu 1 | 6:32am | 8:33pm | 14h 01m | 10:16pm | 4:49am |
| Sat 10 | 6:43am | 8:24pm | 13h 42m | 10:03pm | 5:04am |
| Tue 20 | 6:54am | 8:12pm | 13h 18m | 9:47pm | 5:19am |
| Wed 28 | 7:02am | 8:01pm | 12h 59m | 9:33pm | 5:30am |
Days shorten by about 62 minutes over the month.
The Moon
- First QuarterFri 2, 6:01am
- Full MoonFri 9, 3:08pm
- Last QuarterFri 16, 7:05am
- New MoonFri 23, 8:06pm
Perigee 11 Feb (363,000 km) · Apogee 27 Feb (405,800 km)
The planets
Rise/set for mid-month at The Briars.
| Planet | In | Mag | Rise | Transit | Set | Best |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mercury | Cap | 0.5 | 5:06am | 12:04pm | 7:01pm | Hidden |
| Venus | Cap | −3.7 | 6:54am | 1:13pm | 7:32pm | Hidden |
| Mars | Leo | −1.2 | 8:38pm | 1:53am | 7:04am | All night |
| Jupiter | Psc | −1.9 | 9:17am | 3:26pm | 9:36pm | Hidden |
| Saturn | Cnc | −0.3 | 7:09pm | 12:11am | 5:08am | Evening |
| Uranus | Oph | 5.7 | 1:34am | 8:54am | 4:15pm | Morning |
| Neptune | Sgr | 8.0 | 3:15am | 10:31am | 5:47pm | Morning |
The solar system — February 2153
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 25 September 2026.