The Sky over the Mornington Peninsula — February 2182
Highlights this month
- 20WedThe Moon passes Jupiter — 4° apart. (9:31pm)
- 26TueMercury in superior conjunction with the Sun — lost in the glare. (6:14pm)
Sun & twilight
| Date | Sunrise | Sunset | Day length | Astro. dark begins | ends |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fri 1 | 6:32am | 8:33pm | 14h 01m | 10:16pm | 4:49am |
| Sun 10 | 6:42am | 8:24pm | 13h 42m | 10:03pm | 5:04am |
| Wed 20 | 6:54am | 8:12pm | 13h 18m | 9:47pm | 5:19am |
| Thu 28 | 7:02am | 8:01pm | 12h 59m | 9:33pm | 5:30am |
Days shorten by about 62 minutes over the month.
The Moon
- New MoonSun 3, 8:59pm
- First QuarterSun 10, 8:54pm
- Full MoonTue 19, 1:33am
- Last QuarterTue 26, 4:41pm
Perigee 3 Feb (357,700 km) · Apogee 15 Feb (406,000 km)
The planets
Rise/set for mid-month at The Briars.
| Planet | In | Mag | Rise | Transit | Set | Best |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mercury | Cap | −0.9 | 6:02am | 1:03pm | 8:04pm | Hidden |
| Venus | Sgr | −4.3 | 3:11am | 10:22am | 5:34pm | Morning |
| Mars | Cap | 1.3 | 4:54am | 12:04pm | 7:15pm | Hidden |
| Jupiter | Leo | −2.3 | 9:19pm | 3:09am | 8:56am | Morning |
| Saturn | Cnc | −0.3 | 6:48pm | 11:42pm | 4:39am | Evening |
| Uranus | Psc | 5.9 | 10:35am | 4:24pm | 10:13pm | Hidden |
| Neptune | Aqr | 7.9 | 8:15am | 2:40pm | 9:05pm | Hidden |
The solar system — February 2182
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 11 October 2026.