The Sky over the Mornington Peninsula — February 2163
Highlights this month
- 1TueThe Moon passes Venus — 4° apart. (4:33am)
- 13SunMercury in superior conjunction with the Sun — lost in the glare. (5:03pm)
- 27SunThe Moon passes Saturn — 3° apart. (1:25am)
Sun & twilight
| Date | Sunrise | Sunset | Day length | Astro. dark begins | ends |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tue 1 | 6:32am | 8:34pm | 14h 02m | 10:16pm | 4:49am |
| Thu 10 | 6:42am | 8:25pm | 13h 43m | 10:03pm | 5:03am |
| Sun 20 | 6:53am | 8:13pm | 13h 19m | 9:47pm | 5:18am |
| Mon 28 | 7:02am | 8:02pm | 13h 00m | 9:34pm | 5:29am |
Days shorten by about 62 minutes over the month.
The Moon
- New MoonThu 3, 10:44pm
- First QuarterFri 11, 3:40pm
- Full MoonSat 19, 12:50pm
- Last QuarterSat 26, 11:44am
Apogee 12 Feb (404,800 km) · Perigee 25 Feb (369,800 km)
The planets
Rise/set for mid-month at The Briars.
| Planet | In | Mag | Rise | Transit | Set | Best |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mercury | Cap | −1.5 | 6:52am | 1:42pm | 8:31pm | Hidden |
| Venus | Sgr | −3.8 | 3:55am | 11:10am | 6:25pm | Morning |
| Mars | Sgr | 1.3 | 2:51am | 10:15am | 5:38pm | Morning |
| Jupiter | Cap | −1.7 | 5:06am | 12:12pm | 7:18pm | Hidden |
| Saturn | Oph | 0.4 | 1:23am | 8:35am | 3:47pm | Morning |
| Uranus | Cap | 5.9 | 4:40am | 11:51am | 7:02pm | Morning |
| Neptune | Cap | 8.0 | 4:57am | 12:02pm | 7:08pm | Hidden |
The solar system — February 2163
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 3 October 2026.