The Sky over the Mornington Peninsula — February 2170
Highlights this month
- 4SunThe Moon passes Jupiter — 4° apart. (6:06am)
- 4SunThe Moon passes Mars — 2° apart. (11:12pm)
- 5MonMercury in superior conjunction with the Sun — lost in the glare. (1:04pm)
- 7WedNeptune in superior conjunction with the Sun — lost in the glare. (1:02am)
- 16FriUranus in superior conjunction with the Sun — lost in the glare. (4:39am)
- 16FriSaturn in superior conjunction with the Sun — lost in the glare. (5:32am)
Sun & twilight
| Date | Sunrise | Sunset | Day length | Astro. dark begins | ends |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thu 1 | 6:32am | 8:33pm | 14h 02m | 10:16pm | 4:49am |
| Sat 10 | 6:42am | 8:24pm | 13h 42m | 10:03pm | 5:03am |
| Tue 20 | 6:54am | 8:12pm | 13h 19m | 9:47pm | 5:19am |
| Wed 28 | 7:02am | 8:01pm | 12h 59m | 9:34pm | 5:30am |
Days shorten by about 62 minutes over the month.
The Moon
- Full MoonThu 1, 10:25pm
- Last QuarterThu 8, 1:10pm
- New MoonFri 16, 9:31am
- First QuarterSat 24, 1:15pm
Perigee 3 Feb (359,100 km) · Apogee 18 Feb (406,200 km)
The planets
Rise/set for mid-month at The Briars.
| Planet | In | Mag | Rise | Transit | Set | Best |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mercury | Aqr | −1.4 | 7:25am | 2:05pm | 8:45pm | Hidden |
| Venus | Aqr | −3.7 | 8:28am | 2:52pm | 9:15pm | Hidden |
| Mars | Vir | −0.8 | 9:45pm | 3:36am | 9:22am | Morning |
| Jupiter | Leo | −2.3 | 9:07pm | 2:52am | 8:33am | Morning |
| Saturn | Cap | 0.7 | 6:52am | 1:38pm | 8:24pm | Hidden |
| Uranus | Cap | 6.0 | 6:53am | 1:37pm | 8:21pm | Hidden |
| Neptune | Cap | 7.9 | 6:09am | 1:01pm | 7:54pm | Hidden |
The solar system — February 2170
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 7 October 2026.