The Sky over the Mornington Peninsula — February 2188
Highlights this month
- 3SunSaturn is stationary — begins retrograde (westward) motion. (4:10am)
- 5TueVenus at greatest evening elongation (47° from the Sun, mag −4.4) — best evening apparition. (12:56pm)
- 17SunThe Moon passes Saturn — 3° apart. (6:18am)
Sun & twilight
| Date | Sunrise | Sunset | Day length | Astro. dark begins | ends |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fri 1 | 6:31am | 8:34pm | 14h 02m | 10:16pm | 4:48am |
| Sun 10 | 6:42am | 8:25pm | 13h 43m | 10:03pm | 5:03am |
| Wed 20 | 6:53am | 8:13pm | 13h 20m | 9:48pm | 5:18am |
| Fri 29 | 7:03am | 8:01pm | 12h 58m | 9:33pm | 5:30am |
Days shorten by about 65 minutes over the month.
The Moon
- First QuarterWed 6, 3:43am
- Full MoonWed 13, 7:07am
- Last QuarterTue 19, 9:49pm
- New MoonWed 27, 5:19pm
Apogee 2 Feb (405,600 km) · Perigee 14 Feb (359,500 km) · Apogee 29 Feb (406,100 km)
The planets
Rise/set for mid-month at The Briars.
| Planet | In | Mag | Rise | Transit | Set | Best |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mercury | Cap | −0.5 | 5:25am | 12:33pm | 7:41pm | Hidden |
| Venus | Psc | −4.5 | 10:42am | 4:23pm | 10:04pm | Hidden |
| Mars | Psc | 1.2 | 8:56am | 3:11pm | 9:26pm | Hidden |
| Jupiter | Aqr | −1.9 | 7:58am | 2:28pm | 8:58pm | Hidden |
| Saturn | Vir | 0.4 | 10:46pm | 5:13am | 11:37am | Morning |
| Uranus | Ari | 5.9 | 12:32pm | 5:53pm | 11:13pm | Evening |
| Neptune | Psc | 7.9 | 9:20am | 3:30pm | 9:39pm | Hidden |
The solar system — February 2188
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 16 October 2026.