The Sky over the Mornington Peninsula — February 2179
Highlights this month
- 4ThuThe Moon passes Venus — 4° apart. (4:34am)
- 8MonMercury in inferior conjunction with the Sun — lost in the glare. (5:56am)
- 14SunThe Moon passes Mars — 3° apart. (11:06pm)
- 15MonSaturn is stationary — resumes direct (eastward) motion. (1:57pm)
- 15MonThe Moon passes Jupiter — 4° apart. (11:51pm)
- 16TueThe Moon passes Saturn — 3° apart. (9:56pm)
- 20SatMercury is stationary — resumes direct (eastward) motion. (1:50am)
- 26FriNeptune in superior conjunction with the Sun — lost in the glare. (11:43pm)
Sun & twilight
| Date | Sunrise | Sunset | Day length | Astro. dark begins | ends |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mon 1 | 6:32am | 8:34pm | 14h 02m | 10:16pm | 4:49am |
| Wed 10 | 6:42am | 8:25pm | 13h 42m | 10:03pm | 5:03am |
| Sat 20 | 6:53am | 8:13pm | 13h 19m | 9:47pm | 5:18am |
| Sun 28 | 7:02am | 8:02pm | 13h 00m | 9:34pm | 5:29am |
Days shorten by about 62 minutes over the month.
The Moon
- New MoonSun 7, 4:13am
- First QuarterMon 15, 8:58am
- Full Moon SupermoonMon 22, 7:58am
- Last QuarterSun 28, 11:27pm
Apogee 10 Feb (406,000 km) · Perigee 22 Feb (357,700 km)
The planets
Rise/set for mid-month at The Briars.
| Planet | In | Mag | Rise | Transit | Set | Best |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mercury | Cap | 1.8 | 5:45am | 12:32pm | 7:19pm | Hidden |
| Venus | Sgr | −3.8 | 4:00am | 11:15am | 6:29pm | Morning |
| Mars | Ari | 0.6 | 2:05pm | 7:01pm | 11:57pm | Evening |
| Jupiter | Tau | −2.2 | 3:04pm | 7:57pm | 12:53am | Evening |
| Saturn | Tau | −0.2 | 3:43pm | 8:34pm | 1:30am | Evening |
| Uranus | Psc | 6.0 | 9:41am | 3:43pm | 9:46pm | Hidden |
| Neptune | Aqr | 7.9 | 7:45am | 2:17pm | 8:49pm | Hidden |
The solar system — February 2179
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 10 October 2026.