The Sky over the Mornington Peninsula — February 2060
Highlights this month
- 2MonMercury at greatest evening elongation (18° from the Sun, mag −0.6) — best evening apparition. (2:01am)
- 7SatMercury is stationary — begins retrograde (westward) motion. (11:19pm)
- 9MonThe Moon passes Jupiter — 2° apart. (11:55am)
- 9MonThe Moon passes Saturn — 3° apart. (8:00pm)
- 11WedUranus is stationary — begins retrograde (westward) motion. (8:53pm)
- 17TueMercury in inferior conjunction with the Sun — lost in the glare. (12:25pm)
- 25WedNeptune is stationary — resumes direct (eastward) motion. (11:41am)
- 29SunMercury is stationary — resumes direct (eastward) motion. (2:43pm)
Sun & twilight
| Date | Sunrise | Sunset | Day length | Astro. dark begins | ends |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sun 1 | 6:32am | 8:34pm | 14h 02m | 10:17pm | 4:49am |
| Tue 10 | 6:42am | 8:25pm | 13h 43m | 10:04pm | 5:03am |
| Fri 20 | 6:53am | 8:13pm | 13h 19m | 9:48pm | 5:18am |
| Sun 29 | 7:03am | 8:01pm | 12h 58m | 9:33pm | 5:31am |
Days shorten by about 65 minutes over the month.
The Moon
- New MoonMon 2, 4:29pm
- First QuarterMon 9, 8:43am
- Full MoonMon 16, 8:56pm
- Last QuarterWed 25, 2:10am
Perigee 5 Feb (363,500 km) · Apogee 20 Feb (405,700 km)
The planets
Rise/set for mid-month at The Briars.
| Planet | In | Mag | Rise | Transit | Set | Best |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mercury | Aqr | 5.0 | 7:18am | 1:45pm | 8:11pm | Hidden |
| Venus | Psc | −4.1 | 10:30am | 4:18pm | 10:07pm | Hidden |
| Mars | Aqr | 1.2 | 7:44am | 2:18pm | 8:51pm | Hidden |
| Jupiter | Ari | −2.1 | 1:56pm | 7:00pm | 12:08am | Evening |
| Saturn | Tau | −0.0 | 2:15pm | 7:19pm | 12:28am | Evening |
| Uranus | Lib | 5.5 | 11:15pm | 6:06am | 12:52pm | Morning |
| Neptune | Tau | 7.8 | 3:47pm | 8:38pm | 1:33am | Evening |
The solar system — February 2060
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.