The Sky over the Mornington Peninsula — February 2175
Highlights this month
- 18SatNeptune in superior conjunction with the Sun — lost in the glare. (4:50am)
Sun & twilight
| Date | Sunrise | Sunset | Day length | Astro. dark begins | ends |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wed 1 | 6:32am | 8:34pm | 14h 02m | 10:16pm | 4:49am |
| Fri 10 | 6:42am | 8:25pm | 13h 43m | 10:03pm | 5:03am |
| Mon 20 | 6:53am | 8:13pm | 13h 19m | 9:47pm | 5:18am |
| Tue 28 | 7:02am | 8:02pm | 13h 00m | 9:34pm | 5:29am |
Days shorten by about 62 minutes over the month.
The Moon
- Full MoonMon 6, 7:08am
- Last QuarterTue 14, 11:56am
- New MoonTue 21, 3:59pm
- First QuarterTue 28, 7:10am
Apogee 10 Feb (405,500 km) · Perigee 23 Feb (360,100 km)
The planets
Rise/set for mid-month at The Briars.
| Planet | In | Mag | Rise | Transit | Set | Best |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mercury | Cap | −0.6 | 5:34am | 12:41pm | 7:47pm | Hidden |
| Venus | Psc | −3.9 | 9:54am | 3:54pm | 9:54pm | Hidden |
| Mars | Psc | 1.2 | 10:52am | 4:36pm | 10:19pm | Evening |
| Jupiter | Cap | −1.8 | 5:24am | 12:27pm | 7:30pm | Hidden |
| Saturn | Psc | 0.6 | 11:26am | 5:07pm | 10:48pm | Evening |
| Uranus | Aqr | 6.0 | 8:27am | 2:48pm | 9:10pm | Hidden |
| Neptune | Aqr | 7.9 | 7:03am | 1:44pm | 8:26pm | Hidden |
The solar system — February 2175
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 8 October 2026.