The Sky over the Mornington Peninsula — February 2178
Highlights this month
- 1SunSaturn is stationary — resumes direct (eastward) motion. (4:46pm)
- 9MonMercury at greatest evening elongation (18° from the Sun, mag −0.6) — best evening apparition. (4:57am)
- 13FriThe Moon passes Mars — 0.4° apart. (3:29am)
- 15SunMercury is stationary — begins retrograde (westward) motion. (1:08am)
- 24TueNeptune in superior conjunction with the Sun — lost in the glare. (12:52pm)
- 24TueMercury in inferior conjunction with the Sun — lost in the glare. (3:44pm)
Sun & twilight
| Date | Sunrise | Sunset | Day length | Astro. dark begins | ends |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sun 1 | 6:32am | 8:33pm | 14h 01m | 10:16pm | 4:49am |
| Tue 10 | 6:42am | 8:24pm | 13h 42m | 10:03pm | 5:03am |
| Fri 20 | 6:54am | 8:12pm | 13h 19m | 9:47pm | 5:19am |
| Sat 28 | 7:02am | 8:01pm | 12h 59m | 9:34pm | 5:30am |
Days shorten by about 62 minutes over the month.
The Moon
- Full Moon SupermoonTue 3, 5:43am
- Last QuarterTue 10, 12:28am
- New MoonWed 18, 4:52am
- First QuarterThu 26, 12:43am
Perigee 3 Feb (356,700 km) · Apogee 16 Feb (406,200 km)
The planets
Rise/set for mid-month at The Briars.
| Planet | In | Mag | Rise | Transit | Set | Best |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mercury | Aqr | 0.6 | 8:10am | 2:28pm | 8:45pm | Hidden |
| Venus | Aqr | −3.7 | 8:31am | 2:54pm | 9:17pm | Hidden |
| Mars | Sgr | 1.3 | 2:23am | 9:47am | 5:10pm | Morning |
| Jupiter | Ari | −2.0 | 12:23pm | 5:47pm | 11:11pm | Evening |
| Saturn | Tau | −0.0 | 2:35pm | 7:36pm | 12:40am | Evening |
| Uranus | Psc | 6.0 | 9:21am | 3:29pm | 9:36pm | Hidden |
| Neptune | Aqr | 7.9 | 7:33am | 2:08pm | 8:42pm | Hidden |
The solar system — February 2178
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.