The Sky over the Mornington Peninsula — February 2184
Highlights this month
- 18WedSaturn at opposition — closest and brightest of the year, up all night in Leo (mag −0.1). (2:58am)
- 19ThuMercury at greatest evening elongation (18° from the Sun, mag −0.5) — best evening apparition. (8:44am)
- 25WedMercury is stationary — begins retrograde (westward) motion. (6:21am)
- 26ThuThe Moon passes Saturn — 2° apart. (1:53am)
Sun & twilight
| Date | Sunrise | Sunset | Day length | Astro. dark begins | ends |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sun 1 | 6:31am | 8:34pm | 14h 02m | 10:16pm | 4:48am |
| Tue 10 | 6:42am | 8:25pm | 13h 43m | 10:03pm | 5:03am |
| Fri 20 | 6:53am | 8:13pm | 13h 20m | 9:48pm | 5:18am |
| Sun 29 | 7:03am | 8:01pm | 12h 58m | 9:33pm | 5:30am |
Days shorten by about 65 minutes over the month.
The Moon
- Last QuarterThu 5, 5:54am
- New MoonThu 12, 2:35pm
- First QuarterThu 19, 6:43am
- Full MoonThu 26, 7:59pm
Apogee 2 Feb (405,100 km) · Perigee 14 Feb (362,800 km)
The planets
Rise/set for mid-month at The Briars.
| Planet | In | Mag | Rise | Transit | Set | Best |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mercury | Aqr | −0.9 | 8:15am | 2:39pm | 9:02pm | Hidden |
| Venus | Cap | −3.7 | 5:25am | 12:30pm | 7:35pm | Hidden |
| Mars | Cap | 1.2 | 6:14am | 1:09pm | 8:04pm | Hidden |
| Jupiter | Lib | −1.8 | 12:04am | 7:03am | 2:02pm | Morning |
| Saturn | Leo | −0.1 | 8:25pm | 1:49am | 7:08am | All night |
| Uranus | Psc | 5.9 | 11:15am | 4:54pm | 10:33pm | Evening |
| Neptune | Aqr | 7.9 | 8:38am | 2:58pm | 9:18pm | Hidden |
The solar system — February 2184
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 13 October 2026.