The Sky for the Month

The Sky over the Mornington Peninsula — February 2058

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

Highlights this month

  • 2SatUranus is stationary — begins retrograde (westward) motion. (2:52am)
  • 8FriMercury in superior conjunction with the Sun — lost in the glare. (1:57am)
  • 20WedNeptune is stationary — resumes direct (eastward) motion. (1:30pm)
  • 27WedThe Moon passes Saturn — 1° apart. (12:05pm)

Sun & twilight

DateSunriseSunsetDay lengthAstro. dark beginsends
Fri 16:32am8:34pm14h 01m10:16pm4:49am
Sun 106:43am8:24pm13h 42m10:03pm5:04am
Wed 206:54am8:12pm13h 18m9:47pm5:19am
Thu 287:03am8:01pm12h 59m9:34pm5:30am

Days shorten by about 62 minutes over the month.

The Moon

  • Full MoonSat 9, 3:00am
  • Last QuarterSat 16, 6:25pm
  • New MoonSat 23, 9:54am

Apogee 5 Feb (406,000 km) · Perigee 21 Feb (361,000 km)

The planets

Rise/set for mid-month at The Briars.

PlanetInMagRiseTransitSetBest
MercuryAqr−1.47:16am1:59pm8:41pmHidden
VenusAqr−3.77:47am2:21pm8:55pmHidden
MarsCap1.16:23am1:16pm8:08pmHidden
JupiterPsc−1.98:57am3:12pm9:26pmHidden
SaturnAri0.412:05pm5:36pm11:08pmEvening
UranusVir5.410:48pm5:28am12:03pmMorning
NeptuneTau7.83:24pm8:17pm1:15amEvening

The solar system — February 2058

Evening sky Morning sky Up much of the night Lost in the Sun’s glare

Generated automatically from the MPAS sky engine on 15 July 2026.