The Sky over the Mornington Peninsula — February 2191
Highlights this month
- 4FriThe Moon passes Jupiter — 5° apart. (12:56am)
- 4FriJupiter is stationary — resumes direct (eastward) motion. (9:42pm)
- 12SatMercury at greatest evening elongation (18° from the Sun, mag −0.6) — best evening apparition. (1:12am)
- 17ThuMercury is stationary — begins retrograde (westward) motion. (9:22pm)
- 18FriThe Moon passes Mars — 4° apart. (6:20am)
- 27SunMercury in inferior conjunction with the Sun — lost in the glare. (12:37pm)
Sun & twilight
| Date | Sunrise | Sunset | Day length | Astro. dark begins | ends |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tue 1 | 6:32am | 8:33pm | 14h 02m | 10:16pm | 4:49am |
| Thu 10 | 6:42am | 8:24pm | 13h 42m | 10:03pm | 5:03am |
| Sun 20 | 6:53am | 8:12pm | 13h 19m | 9:47pm | 5:18am |
| Mon 28 | 7:02am | 8:02pm | 12h 59m | 9:34pm | 5:30am |
Days shorten by about 62 minutes over the month.
The Moon
- First QuarterTue 1, 4:21pm
- Full MoonWed 9, 8:18pm
- Last QuarterThu 17, 3:55pm
- New MoonThu 24, 6:33am
Apogee 7 Feb (406,200 km) · Perigee 22 Feb (359,200 km)
The planets
Rise/set for mid-month at The Briars.
| Planet | In | Mag | Rise | Transit | Set | Best |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mercury | Aqr | −0.1 | 8:18am | 2:36pm | 8:54pm | Hidden |
| Venus | Psc | −3.9 | 9:59am | 3:58pm | 9:56pm | Hidden |
| Mars | Sco | 1.0 | 12:50am | 8:03am | 3:16pm | Morning |
| Jupiter | Tau | −2.2 | 3:27pm | 8:17pm | 1:10am | Evening |
| Saturn | Lib | 0.4 | 12:30am | 7:31am | 2:31pm | Morning |
| Uranus | Ari | 5.8 | 1:31pm | 6:39pm | 11:46pm | Evening |
| Neptune | Psc | 7.9 | 9:51am | 3:53pm | 9:54pm | Hidden |
The solar system — February 2191
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 20 October 2026.