The Sky over the Mornington Peninsula — February 2187
Highlights this month
- 5MonThe Moon passes Venus — 4° apart. (6:04am)
- 6TueThe Moon passes Mercury — 3° apart. (6:07am)
- 8ThuMercury at greatest morning elongation (25° from the Sun, mag −0.1) — best morning apparition. (10:50am)
- 21WedMars is stationary — begins retrograde (westward) motion. (1:30pm)
- 26MonThe Moon passes Saturn — 3° apart. (12:33am)
Sun & twilight
| Date | Sunrise | Sunset | Day length | Astro. dark begins | ends |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thu 1 | 6:32am | 8:34pm | 14h 02m | 10:16pm | 4:49am |
| Sat 10 | 6:42am | 8:25pm | 13h 42m | 10:03pm | 5:03am |
| Tue 20 | 6:53am | 8:12pm | 13h 19m | 9:47pm | 5:18am |
| Wed 28 | 7:02am | 8:02pm | 13h 00m | 9:34pm | 5:29am |
Days shorten by about 62 minutes over the month.
The Moon
- New MoonThu 8, 11:11pm
- First QuarterFri 16, 10:53pm
- Full Moon SupermoonFri 23, 3:13pm
Apogee 8 Feb (406,300 km) · Perigee 22 Feb (357,200 km)
The planets
Rise/set for mid-month at The Briars.
| Planet | In | Mag | Rise | Transit | Set | Best |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mercury | Cap | −0.1 | 4:45am | 11:56am | 7:07pm | Morning |
| Venus | Sgr | −3.8 | 4:03am | 11:17am | 6:31pm | Morning |
| Mars | Vir | −0.2 | 10:36pm | 4:57am | 11:14am | Morning |
| Jupiter | Cap | −1.8 | 5:42am | 12:42pm | 7:41pm | Hidden |
| Saturn | Vir | 0.5 | 10:13pm | 4:25am | 10:33am | Morning |
| Uranus | Ari | 5.9 | 12:12pm | 5:37pm | 11:02pm | Evening |
| Neptune | Psc | 7.9 | 9:09am | 3:21pm | 9:33pm | Hidden |
The solar system — February 2187
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.