The Sky over the Mornington Peninsula — February 2161
Highlights this month
- 2MonMercury at greatest morning elongation (25° from the Sun, mag −0.1) — best morning apparition. (9:57am)
- 11WedVenus in inferior conjunction with the Sun — lost in the glare. (12:18pm)
- 17TueThe Moon passes Saturn — 3° apart. (2:32am)
- 19ThuThe Moon passes Mars — 4° apart. (6:24am)
Sun & twilight
| Date | Sunrise | Sunset | Day length | Astro. dark begins | ends |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sun 1 | 6:32am | 8:33pm | 14h 01m | 10:16pm | 4:49am |
| Tue 10 | 6:43am | 8:24pm | 13h 42m | 10:03pm | 5:04am |
| Fri 20 | 6:54am | 8:12pm | 13h 18m | 9:47pm | 5:19am |
| Sat 28 | 7:02am | 8:01pm | 12h 59m | 9:33pm | 5:30am |
Days shorten by about 62 minutes over the month.
The Moon
- First QuarterWed 4, 12:55am
- Full Moon SupermoonTue 10, 11:17pm
- Last QuarterTue 17, 3:02pm
- New MoonWed 25, 2:58pm
Perigee 11 Feb (357,400 km) · Apogee 26 Feb (406,300 km)
The planets
Rise/set for mid-month at The Briars.
| Planet | In | Mag | Rise | Transit | Set | Best |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mercury | Cap | −0.2 | 4:55am | 12:06pm | 7:17pm | Hidden |
| Venus | Cap | −3.8 | 6:35am | 12:58pm | 7:21pm | Hidden |
| Mars | Oph | 1.2 | 1:40am | 9:02am | 4:23pm | Morning |
| Jupiter | Oph | −1.7 | 1:09am | 8:23am | 3:38pm | Morning |
| Saturn | Lib | 0.4 | 12:07am | 7:02am | 1:57pm | Morning |
| Uranus | Sgr | 5.9 | 3:59am | 11:16am | 6:32pm | Morning |
| Neptune | Sgr | 8.0 | 4:34am | 11:43am | 6:51pm | Morning |
The solar system — February 2161
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.