The Sky over the Mornington Peninsula — February 2160
Highlights this month
- 8FriMercury is stationary — resumes direct (eastward) motion. (12:15am)
- 19TueSaturn is stationary — begins retrograde (westward) motion. (9:42pm)
- 21ThuMercury at greatest morning elongation (26° from the Sun, mag 0.0) — best morning apparition. (1:13am)
- 29FriJupiter is stationary — begins retrograde (westward) motion. (1:45pm)
Sun & twilight
| Date | Sunrise | Sunset | Day length | Astro. dark begins | ends |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fri 1 | 6:31am | 8:34pm | 14h 03m | 10:17pm | 4:48am |
| Sun 10 | 6:42am | 8:25pm | 13h 43m | 10:04pm | 5:03am |
| Wed 20 | 6:53am | 8:13pm | 13h 20m | 9:48pm | 5:18am |
| Fri 29 | 7:03am | 8:01pm | 12h 58m | 9:33pm | 5:30am |
Days shorten by about 65 minutes over the month.
The Moon
- New MoonThu 7, 8:59pm
- First QuarterFri 15, 4:10pm
- Full MoonFri 22, 7:25am
- Last QuarterFri 29, 9:42am
Apogee 5 Feb (406,200 km) · Perigee 20 Feb (359,000 km)
The planets
Rise/set for mid-month at The Briars.
| Planet | In | Mag | Rise | Transit | Set | Best |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mercury | Cap | 0.1 | 4:45am | 11:50am | 6:56pm | Morning |
| Venus | Cap | −3.7 | 5:16am | 12:23pm | 7:29pm | Hidden |
| Mars | Psc | 1.1 | 11:26am | 5:01pm | 10:36pm | Evening |
| Jupiter | Lib | −1.9 | 11:37pm | 6:32am | 1:22pm | Morning |
| Saturn | Lib | 0.4 | 11:33pm | 6:19am | 1:02pm | Morning |
| Uranus | Sgr | 5.8 | 3:43am | 11:02am | 6:20pm | Morning |
| Neptune | Sgr | 8.0 | 4:27am | 11:37am | 6:46pm | Morning |
The solar system — February 2160
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 2 October 2026.