The Sky over the Mornington Peninsula — February 2061
Highlights this month
- 1TueThe Moon passes Jupiter — 5° apart. (12:34pm)
- 10ThuThe Moon passes Mars — 3° apart. (3:17am)
- 10ThuSaturn is stationary — resumes direct (eastward) motion. (12:03pm)
- 11FriMercury is stationary — resumes direct (eastward) motion. (10:30pm)
- 15TueUranus is stationary — begins retrograde (westward) motion. (5:20pm)
- 19SatJupiter is stationary — resumes direct (eastward) motion. (9:27am)
- 23WedMars is stationary — begins retrograde (westward) motion. (7:05pm)
- 25FriMercury at greatest morning elongation (27° from the Sun, mag 0.1) — best morning apparition. (8:52am)
- 26SatNeptune is stationary — resumes direct (eastward) motion. (10:48pm)
- 28MonThe Moon passes Jupiter — 5° apart. (5:42pm)
Sun & twilight
| Date | Sunrise | Sunset | Day length | Astro. dark begins | ends |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tue 1 | 6:33am | 8:33pm | 14h 01m | 10:16pm | 4:50am |
| Thu 10 | 6:43am | 8:24pm | 13h 41m | 10:02pm | 5:04am |
| Sun 20 | 6:54am | 8:12pm | 13h 18m | 9:46pm | 5:19am |
| Mon 28 | 7:03am | 8:01pm | 12h 58m | 9:33pm | 5:30am |
Days shorten by about 62 minutes over the month.
The Moon
- Full MoonSat 5, 2:21am
- Last QuarterSat 12, 10:55pm
- New MoonSun 20, 4:36pm
- First QuarterSun 27, 12:52pm
Apogee 12 Feb (404,700 km) · Perigee 25 Feb (368,400 km)
The planets
Rise/set for mid-month at The Briars.
| Planet | In | Mag | Rise | Transit | Set | Best |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mercury | Cap | 0.3 | 4:56am | 11:57am | 6:58pm | Hidden |
| Venus | Cap | −3.8 | 6:14am | 1:10pm | 8:04pm | Hidden |
| Mars | Vir | −0.2 | 10:39pm | 5:03am | 11:23am | Morning |
| Jupiter | Tau | −2.2 | 4:35pm | 9:18pm | 2:06am | Evening |
| Saturn | Tau | −0.1 | 3:19pm | 8:13pm | 1:11am | Evening |
| Uranus | Lib | 5.5 | 11:25pm | 6:21am | 1:13pm | Morning |
| Neptune | Tau | 7.8 | 3:55pm | 8:45pm | 1:39am | Evening |
The solar system — February 2061
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.