The Sky over the Mornington Peninsula — February 2183
Highlights this month
- 4TueSaturn at opposition — closest and brightest of the year, up all night in Cancer (mag −0.3). (7:57am)
- 7FriJupiter is stationary — begins retrograde (westward) motion. (1:32pm)
- 7FriThe Moon passes Saturn — 5° apart. (9:01pm)
- 8SatMercury in superior conjunction with the Sun — lost in the glare. (4:57pm)
- 13ThuThe Moon passes Jupiter — 3° apart. (6:16am)
Sun & twilight
| Date | Sunrise | Sunset | Day length | Astro. dark begins | ends |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sat 1 | 6:32am | 8:34pm | 14h 02m | 10:16pm | 4:49am |
| Mon 10 | 6:42am | 8:25pm | 13h 42m | 10:03pm | 5:03am |
| Thu 20 | 6:53am | 8:12pm | 13h 19m | 9:47pm | 5:18am |
| Fri 28 | 7:02am | 8:02pm | 13h 00m | 9:34pm | 5:29am |
Days shorten by about 62 minutes over the month.
The Moon
- Full MoonSat 8, 12:59am
- Last QuarterSun 16, 4:54am
- New MoonSat 22, 11:15pm
Apogee 9 Feb (406,200 km) · Perigee 22 Feb (356,700 km)
The planets
Rise/set for mid-month at The Briars.
| Planet | In | Mag | Rise | Transit | Set | Best |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mercury | Aqr | −1.4 | 7:12am | 1:56pm | 8:40pm | Hidden |
| Venus | Psc | −3.9 | 9:57am | 3:56pm | 9:55pm | Hidden |
| Mars | Gem | −0.8 | 6:51pm | 11:26pm | 4:05am | Evening |
| Jupiter | Vir | −2.0 | 10:38pm | 5:09am | 11:35am | Morning |
| Saturn | Cnc | −0.3 | 7:40pm | 12:49am | 5:53am | Evening |
| Uranus | Psc | 5.9 | 10:55am | 4:39pm | 10:23pm | Evening |
| Neptune | Aqr | 7.9 | 8:27am | 2:49pm | 9:11pm | Hidden |
The solar system — February 2183
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 12 October 2026.