The Sky over the Mornington Peninsula — February 2156
Highlights this month
- 9MonThe Moon passes Saturn — 4° apart. (10:17pm)
- 15SunVenus at greatest evening elongation (47° from the Sun, mag −4.4) — best evening apparition. (1:37am)
- 21SatMercury in superior conjunction with the Sun — lost in the glare. (4:46pm)
- 25WedJupiter is stationary — resumes direct (eastward) motion. (6:49am)
Sun & twilight
| Date | Sunrise | Sunset | Day length | Astro. dark begins | ends |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sun 1 | 6:31am | 8:34pm | 14h 03m | 10:17pm | 4:48am |
| Tue 10 | 6:42am | 8:25pm | 13h 43m | 10:04pm | 5:03am |
| Fri 20 | 6:53am | 8:13pm | 13h 20m | 9:48pm | 5:18am |
| Sun 29 | 7:03am | 8:01pm | 12h 58m | 9:33pm | 5:30am |
Days shorten by about 65 minutes over the month.
The Moon
- Full MoonFri 6, 10:52pm
- Last QuarterSat 14, 11:28pm
- New MoonSat 21, 3:24pm
- First QuarterSat 28, 1:17pm
Apogee 6 Feb (406,300 km) · Perigee 21 Feb (357,100 km)
The planets
Rise/set for mid-month at The Briars.
| Planet | In | Mag | Rise | Transit | Set | Best |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mercury | Cap | −1.2 | 6:20am | 1:18pm | 8:15pm | Hidden |
| Venus | Psc | −4.4 | 10:42am | 4:25pm | 10:08pm | Hidden |
| Mars | Aqr | 1.2 | 8:38am | 2:58pm | 9:18pm | Hidden |
| Jupiter | Gem | −2.3 | 5:01pm | 9:43pm | 2:30am | Evening |
| Saturn | Leo | 0.5 | 9:20pm | 3:06am | 8:48am | Morning |
| Uranus | Sgr | 5.8 | 2:29am | 9:52am | 5:14pm | Morning |
| Neptune | Sgr | 8.0 | 3:47am | 11:01am | 6:15pm | Morning |
The solar system — February 2156
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 27 September 2026.