The Sky over the Mornington Peninsula — February 2167
Highlights this month
- 4WedUranus in superior conjunction with the Sun — lost in the glare. (1:56pm)
- 11WedMercury and Saturn in conjunction — 0.9° apart. (5:13am)
- 13FriMercury at greatest morning elongation (26° from the Sun, mag −0.0) — best morning apparition. (5:54am)
- 18WedThe Moon passes Mercury — 2° apart. (5:36am)
- 26ThuThe Moon passes Jupiter — 4° apart. (8:33pm)
Sun & twilight
| Date | Sunrise | Sunset | Day length | Astro. dark begins | ends |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sun 1 | 6:32am | 8:34pm | 14h 02m | 10:16pm | 4:49am |
| Tue 10 | 6:42am | 8:25pm | 13h 43m | 10:03pm | 5:03am |
| Fri 20 | 6:53am | 8:13pm | 13h 19m | 9:47pm | 5:18am |
| Sat 28 | 7:02am | 8:02pm | 13h 00m | 9:34pm | 5:29am |
Days shorten by about 62 minutes over the month.
The Moon
- Full MoonWed 4, 4:45pm
- Last QuarterThu 12, 2:31pm
- New MoonFri 20, 6:58am
- First QuarterFri 27, 1:23am
Apogee 11 Feb (404,800 km) · Perigee 23 Feb (367,300 km)
The planets
Rise/set for mid-month at The Briars.
| Planet | In | Mag | Rise | Transit | Set | Best |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mercury | Cap | −0.1 | 4:41am | 11:50am | 7:00pm | Morning |
| Venus | Psc | −3.9 | 9:52am | 3:53pm | 9:53pm | Hidden |
| Mars | Cap | 1.3 | 5:25am | 12:30pm | 7:35pm | Hidden |
| Jupiter | Tau | −2.1 | 2:41pm | 7:37pm | 12:37am | Evening |
| Saturn | Sgr | 0.5 | 4:21am | 11:33am | 6:45pm | Morning |
| Uranus | Cap | 5.9 | 5:57am | 12:53pm | 7:50pm | Hidden |
| Neptune | Cap | 8.0 | 5:38am | 12:37pm | 7:35pm | Hidden |
The solar system — February 2167
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 6 October 2026.