The Sky for the Month

The Sky over the Mornington Peninsula — February 2053

Computed for The Briars, Mt Martha. Times are local (Melbourne).

8SatMercury at greatest evening elongation (18° from the Sun, mag −0.6) — best evening apparition. (9:42am)
9SunNeptune is stationary — resumes direct (eastward) motion. (6:08am)
9SunThe Moon passes Jupiter — 2° apart. (4:19pm)
14FriMercury is stationary — begins retrograde (westward) motion. (5:59am)
19WedJupiter is stationary — begins retrograde (westward) motion. (10:38pm)
23SunSaturn in superior conjunction with the Sun — lost in the glare. (2:57pm)
23SunMercury in inferior conjunction with the Sun — lost in the glare. (8:53pm)

Date	Sunrise	Sunset	Day length	Astro. dark begins	ends
Sat 1	6:33am	8:33pm	14h 01m	10:16pm	4:50am
Mon 10	6:43am	8:24pm	13h 41m	10:03pm	5:04am
Thu 20	6:54am	8:12pm	13h 18m	9:47pm	5:19am
Fri 28	7:03am	8:01pm	12h 58m	9:33pm	5:30am

Days shorten by about 62 minutes over the month.

Perigee 1 Feb (362,200 km) · Apogee 13 Feb (405,200 km)

Rise/set for mid-month at The Briars.

Planet	In	Mag	Rise	Transit	Set	Best
Mercury	Aqr	0.9	8:07am	2:24pm	8:42pm	Hidden
Venus	Cap	−3.8	6:11am	1:07pm	8:03pm	Hidden
Mars	Tau	0.6	2:14pm	7:08pm	12:03am	Evening
Jupiter	Vir	−1.9	11:10pm	5:56am	12:37pm	Morning
Saturn	Aqr	0.8	7:25am	2:03pm	8:42pm	Hidden
Uranus	Vir	5.4	9:48pm	3:57am	10:02am	Morning
Neptune	Tau	7.8	2:29pm	7:30pm	12:35am	Evening

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 15 July 2026.