The Sky over the Mornington Peninsula — February 2058
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
| Date | Sunrise | Sunset | Day length | Astro. dark begins | ends |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fri 1 | 6:32am | 8:34pm | 14h 01m | 10:16pm | 4:49am |
| Sun 10 | 6:43am | 8:24pm | 13h 42m | 10:03pm | 5:04am |
| Wed 20 | 6:54am | 8:12pm | 13h 18m | 9:47pm | 5:19am |
| Thu 28 | 7:03am | 8:01pm | 12h 59m | 9:34pm | 5:30am |
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.
| Planet | In | Mag | Rise | Transit | Set | Best |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mercury | Aqr | −1.4 | 7:16am | 1:59pm | 8:41pm | Hidden |
| Venus | Aqr | −3.7 | 7:47am | 2:21pm | 8:55pm | Hidden |
| Mars | Cap | 1.1 | 6:23am | 1:16pm | 8:08pm | Hidden |
| Jupiter | Psc | −1.9 | 8:57am | 3:12pm | 9:26pm | Hidden |
| Saturn | Ari | 0.4 | 12:05pm | 5:36pm | 11:08pm | Evening |
| Uranus | Vir | 5.4 | 10:48pm | 5:28am | 12:03pm | Morning |
| Neptune | Tau | 7.8 | 3:24pm | 8:17pm | 1:15am | Evening |
The solar system — February 2058
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.
