The Sky over the Mornington Peninsula — February 2176
Highlights this month
- 16FriMercury in superior conjunction with the Sun — lost in the glare. (7:24pm)
- 20TueNeptune in superior conjunction with the Sun — lost in the glare. (3:26pm)
- 28WedJupiter in superior conjunction with the Sun — lost in the glare. (6:08pm)
Sun & twilight
| Date | Sunrise | Sunset | Day length | Astro. dark begins | ends |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thu 1 | 6:31am | 8:34pm | 14h 02m | 10:17pm | 4:48am |
| Sat 10 | 6:42am | 8:25pm | 13h 43m | 10:04pm | 5:03am |
| Tue 20 | 6:53am | 8:13pm | 13h 20m | 9:48pm | 5:18am |
| Thu 29 | 7:03am | 8:01pm | 12h 58m | 9:33pm | 5:30am |
Days shorten by about 65 minutes over the month.
The Moon
- Last QuarterSat 3, 7:37am
- New MoonSun 11, 4:22am
- First QuarterSun 18, 2:07am
- Full MoonSun 25, 4:22am
Apogee 3 Feb (404,700 km) · Perigee 16 Feb (369,500 km)
The planets
Rise/set for mid-month at The Briars.
| Planet | In | Mag | Rise | Transit | Set | Best |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mercury | Cap | −1.4 | 6:39am | 1:33pm | 8:25pm | Hidden |
| Venus | Cap | −3.7 | 5:22am | 12:28pm | 7:33pm | Hidden |
| Mars | Oph | 1.1 | 1:16am | 8:33am | 3:51pm | Morning |
| Jupiter | Aqr | −1.8 | 7:39am | 2:14pm | 8:48pm | Hidden |
| Saturn | Ari | 0.3 | 12:27pm | 5:54pm | 11:21pm | Evening |
| Uranus | Aqr | 6.0 | 8:46am | 3:03pm | 9:20pm | Hidden |
| Neptune | Aqr | 7.9 | 7:14am | 1:53pm | 8:32pm | Hidden |
The solar system — February 2176
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 9 October 2026.