The Sky over the Mornington Peninsula — February 2165
Highlights this month
- 6WedMercury at greatest evening elongation (18° from the Sun, mag −0.6) — best evening apparition. (8:40am)
- 10SunVenus in superior conjunction with the Sun — lost in the glare. (3:17pm)
- 12TueMercury is stationary — begins retrograde (westward) motion. (5:07am)
- 21ThuMercury in inferior conjunction with the Sun — lost in the glare. (7:06pm)
Sun & twilight
| Date | Sunrise | Sunset | Day length | Astro. dark begins | ends |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fri 1 | 6:32am | 8:33pm | 14h 01m | 10:16pm | 4:49am |
| Sun 10 | 6:43am | 8:24pm | 13h 42m | 10:03pm | 5:04am |
| Wed 20 | 6:54am | 8:12pm | 13h 18m | 9:47pm | 5:19am |
| Thu 28 | 7:02am | 8:01pm | 12h 59m | 9:33pm | 5:30am |
Days shorten by about 62 minutes over the month.
The Moon
- Last QuarterMon 4, 8:39pm
- New MoonMon 11, 2:34pm
- First QuarterMon 18, 9:31am
- Full MoonTue 26, 12:27pm
Perigee 11 Feb (356,700 km) · Apogee 24 Feb (406,200 km)
The planets
Rise/set for mid-month at The Briars.
| Planet | In | Mag | Rise | Transit | Set | Best |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mercury | Aqr | 1.8 | 7:54am | 2:14pm | 8:33pm | Hidden |
| Venus | Aqr | −3.8 | 6:53am | 1:40pm | 8:27pm | Hidden |
| Mars | Sgr | 1.3 | 4:06am | 11:23am | 6:41pm | Morning |
| Jupiter | Psc | −1.9 | 9:36am | 3:41pm | 9:45pm | Hidden |
| Saturn | Sgr | 0.4 | 2:45am | 10:03am | 5:21pm | Morning |
| Uranus | Cap | 5.9 | 5:16am | 12:21pm | 7:25pm | Hidden |
| Neptune | Cap | 8.0 | 5:16am | 12:18pm | 7:20pm | Hidden |
The solar system — February 2165
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 4 October 2026.