The Sky over the Mornington Peninsula — February 2155
Highlights this month
- 13ThuMars is stationary — begins retrograde (westward) motion. (7:46am)
- 18TueThe Moon passes Saturn — 3° apart. (6:23am)
- 21FriThe Moon passes Mars — 4° apart. (5:19am)
- 23SunSaturn at opposition — closest and brightest of the year, up all night in Leo (mag 0.0). (10:52am)
Sun & twilight
| Date | Sunrise | Sunset | Day length | Astro. dark begins | ends |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sat 1 | 6:32am | 8:34pm | 14h 02m | 10:16pm | 4:48am |
| Mon 10 | 6:42am | 8:25pm | 13h 43m | 10:03pm | 5:03am |
| Thu 20 | 6:53am | 8:13pm | 13h 20m | 9:48pm | 5:18am |
| Fri 28 | 7:02am | 8:02pm | 13h 00m | 9:34pm | 5:29am |
Days shorten by about 62 minutes over the month.
The Moon
- New MoonSun 2, 1:16pm
- First QuarterSun 9, 6:23pm
- Full MoonMon 17, 10:23pm
- Last QuarterTue 25, 7:55am
Apogee 13 Feb (405,500 km) · Perigee 28 Feb (365,100 km)
The planets
Rise/set for mid-month at The Briars.
| Planet | In | Mag | Rise | Transit | Set | Best |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mercury | Cap | −0.4 | 5:19am | 12:28pm | 7:37pm | Hidden |
| Venus | Sgr | −3.8 | 3:53am | 11:08am | 6:23pm | Morning |
| Mars | Vir | −0.4 | 10:19pm | 4:30am | 10:36am | Morning |
| Jupiter | Tau | −2.1 | 2:19pm | 7:19pm | 12:23am | Evening |
| Saturn | Leo | 0.1 | 8:41pm | 2:11am | 7:37am | All night |
| Uranus | Sgr | 5.7 | 2:10am | 9:33am | 4:55pm | Morning |
| Neptune | Sgr | 8.0 | 3:36am | 10:51am | 6:06pm | Morning |
The solar system — February 2155
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 26 September 2026.