The Sky over the Mornington Peninsula — February 2162
Highlights this month
- 8MonThe Moon passes Saturn — 2° apart. (6:07am)
- 20SatThe Moon passes Mars — 3° apart. (10:26pm)
Sun & twilight
| Date | Sunrise | Sunset | Day length | Astro. dark begins | ends |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mon 1 | 6:32am | 8:34pm | 14h 02m | 10:16pm | 4:49am |
| Wed 10 | 6:42am | 8:25pm | 13h 42m | 10:03pm | 5:03am |
| Sat 20 | 6:54am | 8:12pm | 13h 19m | 9:47pm | 5:18am |
| Sun 28 | 7:02am | 8:02pm | 12h 59m | 9:34pm | 5:30am |
Days shorten by about 62 minutes over the month.
The Moon
- Last QuarterSun 7, 7:01am
- New MoonSun 14, 3:35pm
- First QuarterMon 22, 8:04pm
Perigee 3 Feb (366,000 km) · Apogee 19 Feb (405,400 km)
The planets
Rise/set for mid-month at The Briars.
| Planet | In | Mag | Rise | Transit | Set | Best |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mercury | Cap | −0.7 | 5:44am | 12:49pm | 7:54pm | Hidden |
| Venus | Aqr | −3.7 | 8:25am | 2:50pm | 9:14pm | Hidden |
| Mars | Ari | 0.9 | 12:59pm | 6:10pm | 11:21pm | Evening |
| Jupiter | Sgr | −1.7 | 2:59am | 10:19am | 5:39pm | Morning |
| Saturn | Sco | 0.4 | 12:44am | 7:49am | 2:53pm | Morning |
| Uranus | Sgr | 5.9 | 4:20am | 11:33am | 6:47pm | Morning |
| Neptune | Cap | 8.0 | 4:46am | 11:52am | 6:59pm | Morning |
The solar system — February 2162
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.