The Sky over the Mornington Peninsula — February 2059
Highlights this month
- 1SatThe Moon passes Mars — 0.9° apart. (7:28am)
- 7FriUranus is stationary — begins retrograde (westward) motion. (12:04am)
- 10MonThe Moon passes Venus — 5° apart. (12:39am)
- 16SunThe Moon passes Jupiter — 2° apart. (10:13pm)
- 18TueThe Moon passes Saturn — 0.7° apart. (12:12pm)
- 18TueMercury at greatest evening elongation (18° from the Sun, mag −0.5) — best evening apparition. (1:29pm)
- 23SunNeptune is stationary — resumes direct (eastward) motion. (12:36am)
- 24MonMercury is stationary — begins retrograde (westward) motion. (11:40am)
- 27ThuMars at opposition — closest and brightest of the year, up all night in Leo (mag −1.2). (4:19pm)
- 27ThuThe Moon passes Mars — 0.7° apart. (8:35pm)
Sun & twilight
| Date | Sunrise | Sunset | Day length | Astro. dark begins | ends |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sat 1 | 6:32am | 8:34pm | 14h 02m | 10:16pm | 4:49am |
| Mon 10 | 6:42am | 8:25pm | 13h 42m | 10:03pm | 5:04am |
| Thu 20 | 6:54am | 8:13pm | 13h 19m | 9:47pm | 5:19am |
| Fri 28 | 7:02am | 8:02pm | 12h 59m | 9:34pm | 5:30am |
Days shorten by about 62 minutes over the month.
The Moon
- Last QuarterThu 6, 5:53am
- New MoonThu 13, 1:28am
- First QuarterWed 19, 6:59pm
- Full MoonThu 27, 9:07pm
Perigee 13 Feb (356,700 km) · Apogee 26 Feb (406,200 km)
The planets
Rise/set for mid-month at The Briars.
| Planet | In | Mag | Rise | Transit | Set | Best |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mercury | Aqr | −0.8 | 8:18am | 2:40pm | 9:01pm | Hidden |
| Venus | Sgr | −4.0 | 3:30am | 10:44am | 5:59pm | Morning |
| Mars | Leo | −1.0 | 9:13pm | 2:46am | 8:14am | Morning |
| Jupiter | Psc | −2.0 | 11:20am | 4:59pm | 10:38pm | Evening |
| Saturn | Ari | 0.2 | 1:08pm | 6:26pm | 11:43pm | Evening |
| Uranus | Vir | 5.5 | 11:02pm | 5:47am | 12:28pm | Morning |
| Neptune | Tau | 7.8 | 3:35pm | 8:28pm | 1:24am | Evening |
The solar system — February 2059
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.