The Sky over the Mornington Peninsula — February 2164
Highlights this month
- 12SunVenus at greatest evening elongation (47° from the Sun, mag −4.4) — best evening apparition. (4:28pm)
- 18SatThe Moon passes Saturn — 4° apart. (6:21am)
- 23ThuJupiter in superior conjunction with the Sun — lost in the glare. (7:04pm)
- 23ThuMercury at greatest evening elongation (18° from the Sun, mag −0.5) — best evening apparition. (8:04pm)
- 29WedMercury is stationary — begins retrograde (westward) motion. (7:49pm)
Sun & twilight
| Date | Sunrise | Sunset | Day length | Astro. dark begins | ends |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wed 1 | 6:31am | 8:34pm | 14h 03m | 10:17pm | 4:48am |
| Fri 10 | 6:42am | 8:25pm | 13h 43m | 10:04pm | 5:03am |
| Mon 20 | 6:53am | 8:13pm | 13h 20m | 9:48pm | 5:18am |
| Wed 29 | 7:03am | 8:01pm | 12h 58m | 9:33pm | 5:30am |
Days shorten by about 65 minutes over the month.
The Moon
- Full MoonWed 8, 5:35pm
- Last QuarterThu 16, 7:58am
- New MoonWed 22, 11:12pm
Apogee 5 Feb (405,900 km) · Perigee 20 Feb (362,200 km)
The planets
Rise/set for mid-month at The Briars.
| Planet | In | Mag | Rise | Transit | Set | Best |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mercury | Aqr | −1.1 | 8:02am | 2:31pm | 9:00pm | Hidden |
| Venus | Psc | −4.4 | 10:42am | 4:25pm | 10:07pm | Hidden |
| Mars | Tau | 0.4 | 2:51pm | 7:38pm | 12:27am | Evening |
| Jupiter | Aqr | −1.8 | 7:20am | 1:59pm | 8:38pm | Hidden |
| Saturn | Oph | 0.4 | 2:05am | 9:21am | 4:38pm | Morning |
| Uranus | Cap | 5.9 | 5:00am | 12:08pm | 7:16pm | Hidden |
| Neptune | Cap | 8.0 | 5:08am | 12:12pm | 7:16pm | Hidden |
The solar system — February 2164
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.