The Sky over the Mornington Peninsula — February 2172
Highlights this month
- 5WedMercury is stationary — begins retrograde (westward) motion. (11:16pm)
- 10MonVenus at greatest evening elongation (47° from the Sun, mag −4.4) — best evening apparition. (7:18am)
- 11TueNeptune in superior conjunction with the Sun — lost in the glare. (9:32pm)
- 15SatThe Moon passes Mars — 5° apart. (6:17am)
- 15SatMercury in inferior conjunction with the Sun — lost in the glare. (11:41am)
- 17MonThe Moon passes Jupiter — 3° apart. (12:19am)
- 24MonUranus in superior conjunction with the Sun — lost in the glare. (1:41pm)
- 27ThuMercury is stationary — resumes direct (eastward) motion. (11:34am)
Sun & twilight
| Date | Sunrise | Sunset | Day length | Astro. dark begins | ends |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sat 1 | 6:31am | 8:34pm | 14h 03m | 10:17pm | 4:48am |
| Mon 10 | 6:42am | 8:25pm | 13h 43m | 10:04pm | 5:03am |
| Thu 20 | 6:53am | 8:13pm | 13h 20m | 9:48pm | 5:18am |
| Sat 29 | 7:03am | 8:01pm | 12h 58m | 9:33pm | 5:30am |
Days shorten by about 65 minutes over the month.
The Moon
- First QuarterSun 2, 8:39am
- Full MoonMon 10, 9:41am
- Last QuarterMon 17, 12:27pm
- New MoonMon 24, 9:31am
Apogee 4 Feb (405,000 km) · Perigee 19 Feb (369,200 km)
The planets
Rise/set for mid-month at The Briars.
| Planet | In | Mag | Rise | Transit | Set | Best |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mercury | Cap | 6.1 | 6:58am | 1:28pm | 7:59pm | Hidden |
| Venus | Psc | −4.5 | 10:43am | 4:25pm | 10:06pm | Hidden |
| Mars | Vir | 0.1 | 11:05pm | 5:41am | 12:13pm | Morning |
| Jupiter | Lib | −1.8 | 11:49pm | 6:47am | 1:42pm | Morning |
| Saturn | Aqr | 1.0 | 8:39am | 3:01pm | 9:23pm | Hidden |
| Uranus | Aqr | 6.0 | 7:32am | 2:07pm | 8:43pm | Hidden |
| Neptune | Cap | 7.9 | 6:32am | 1:20pm | 8:08pm | Hidden |
The solar system — February 2172
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.