The Sky over the Mornington Peninsula — February 2189
Highlights this month
- 2MonVenus in superior conjunction with the Sun — lost in the glare. (10:16pm)
- 8SunThe Moon passes Mars — 0.8° apart. (6:08am)
- 14SatSaturn is stationary — begins retrograde (westward) motion. (6:02am)
- 18WedMercury in superior conjunction with the Sun — lost in the glare. (9:15pm)
Sun & twilight
| Date | Sunrise | Sunset | Day length | Astro. dark begins | ends |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sun 1 | 6:32am | 8:33pm | 14h 01m | 10:15pm | 4:50am |
| Tue 10 | 6:43am | 8:24pm | 13h 41m | 10:02pm | 5:04am |
| Fri 20 | 6:54am | 8:12pm | 13h 18m | 9:46pm | 5:19am |
| Sat 28 | 7:03am | 8:01pm | 12h 58m | 9:33pm | 5:30am |
Days shorten by about 62 minutes over the month.
The Moon
- Full MoonSun 1, 7:44pm
- Last QuarterSun 8, 4:23pm
- New MoonSun 15, 7:49pm
- First QuarterMon 23, 9:22pm
Perigee 6 Feb (369,100 km) · Apogee 21 Feb (405,000 km)
The planets
Rise/set for mid-month at The Briars.
| Planet | In | Mag | Rise | Transit | Set | Best |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mercury | Cap | −1.3 | 6:32am | 1:26pm | 8:20pm | Hidden |
| Venus | Aqr | −3.8 | 7:02am | 1:47pm | 8:31pm | Hidden |
| Mars | Lib | 0.5 | 11:43pm | 6:38am | 1:30pm | Morning |
| Jupiter | Psc | −1.9 | 10:16am | 4:10pm | 10:05pm | Hidden |
| Saturn | Vir | 0.4 | 11:16pm | 5:57am | 12:35pm | Morning |
| Uranus | Ari | 5.8 | 12:49pm | 6:05pm | 11:21pm | Evening |
| Neptune | Psc | 7.9 | 9:28am | 3:35pm | 9:42pm | Hidden |
The solar system — February 2189
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 19 October 2026.