The Sky over the Mornington Peninsula — February 2171
Highlights this month
- 2SatThe Moon passes Venus — 4° apart. (6:03am)
- 3SunJupiter is stationary — begins retrograde (westward) motion. (12:03pm)
- 9SatNeptune in superior conjunction with the Sun — lost in the glare. (11:15am)
- 16SatMercury at greatest evening elongation (18° from the Sun, mag −0.5) — best evening apparition. (12:30pm)
- 20WedUranus in superior conjunction with the Sun — lost in the glare. (9:12am)
- 22FriMercury is stationary — begins retrograde (westward) motion. (9:22am)
- 24SunThe Moon passes Jupiter — 2° apart. (5:03am)
- 28ThuSaturn in superior conjunction with the Sun — lost in the glare. (8:41am)
Sun & twilight
| Date | Sunrise | Sunset | Day length | Astro. dark begins | ends |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fri 1 | 6:32am | 8:34pm | 14h 02m | 10:16pm | 4:49am |
| Sun 10 | 6:42am | 8:25pm | 13h 43m | 10:03pm | 5:03am |
| Wed 20 | 6:53am | 8:13pm | 13h 19m | 9:47pm | 5:18am |
| Thu 28 | 7:02am | 8:02pm | 13h 00m | 9:34pm | 5:29am |
Days shorten by about 62 minutes over the month.
The Moon
- New MoonTue 5, 11:36am
- First QuarterWed 13, 1:45pm
- Full MoonWed 20, 11:42pm
- Last QuarterWed 27, 3:51pm
Apogee 11 Feb (405,100 km) · Perigee 23 Feb (363,600 km)
The planets
Rise/set for mid-month at The Briars.
| Planet | In | Mag | Rise | Transit | Set | Best |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mercury | Aqr | −0.6 | 8:20am | 2:41pm | 9:01pm | Hidden |
| Venus | Sgr | −3.8 | 3:58am | 11:13am | 6:27pm | Morning |
| Mars | Aqr | 1.2 | 8:07am | 2:35pm | 9:02pm | Hidden |
| Jupiter | Vir | −2.0 | 10:28pm | 4:53am | 11:14am | Morning |
| Saturn | Aqr | 0.8 | 7:45am | 2:19pm | 8:54pm | Hidden |
| Uranus | Aqr | 6.0 | 7:12am | 1:52pm | 8:32pm | Hidden |
| Neptune | Cap | 7.9 | 6:20am | 1:11pm | 8:01pm | Hidden |
The solar system — February 2171
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.