The Sky over the Mornington Peninsula — February 2186
Highlights this month
- 1WedMercury in inferior conjunction with the Sun — lost in the glare. (1:37am)
- 7TueThe Moon passes Saturn — 4° apart. (6:08am)
- 12SunMercury is stationary — resumes direct (eastward) motion. (5:01pm)
- 16ThuThe Moon passes Jupiter — 2° apart. (6:20am)
- 17FriThe Moon passes Mercury — 5° apart. (6:20am)
- 26SunMercury at greatest morning elongation (27° from the Sun, mag 0.0) — best morning apparition. (1:47am)
Sun & twilight
| Date | Sunrise | Sunset | Day length | Astro. dark begins | ends |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wed 1 | 6:32am | 8:33pm | 14h 01m | 10:16pm | 4:49am |
| Fri 10 | 6:42am | 8:24pm | 13h 42m | 10:03pm | 5:04am |
| Mon 20 | 6:54am | 8:12pm | 13h 18m | 9:47pm | 5:19am |
| Tue 28 | 7:02am | 8:01pm | 12h 59m | 9:33pm | 5:30am |
Days shorten by about 62 minutes over the month.
The Moon
- Full MoonSat 4, 1:07pm
- Last QuarterSat 11, 5:43pm
- New MoonSun 19, 10:36pm
- First QuarterMon 27, 7:09am
Perigee 2 Feb (360,200 km) · Apogee 15 Feb (405,500 km)
The planets
Rise/set for mid-month at The Briars.
| Planet | In | Mag | Rise | Transit | Set | Best |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mercury | Cap | 0.4 | 4:59am | 11:59am | 6:59pm | Hidden |
| Venus | Aqr | −3.7 | 8:34am | 2:56pm | 9:18pm | Hidden |
| Mars | Aqr | 1.2 | 7:35am | 2:11pm | 8:46pm | Hidden |
| Jupiter | Sgr | −1.7 | 3:33am | 10:51am | 6:09pm | Morning |
| Saturn | Vir | 0.6 | 9:38pm | 3:34am | 9:26am | Morning |
| Uranus | Psc | 5.9 | 11:51am | 5:21pm | 10:51pm | Evening |
| Neptune | Psc | 7.9 | 8:57am | 3:12pm | 9:27pm | Hidden |
The solar system — February 2186
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 14 October 2026.