The Sky over the Mornington Peninsula — February 2062
Highlights this month
- 7TueMercury at greatest morning elongation (26° from the Sun, mag −0.1) — best morning apparition. (6:01pm)
- 20MonUranus is stationary — begins retrograde (westward) motion. (1:23pm)
- 21TueThe Moon passes Jupiter — 4° apart. (4:57pm)
- 24FriSaturn is stationary — resumes direct (eastward) motion. (12:56pm)
Sun & twilight
| Date | Sunrise | Sunset | Day length | Astro. dark begins | ends |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wed 1 | 6:32am | 8:34pm | 14h 01m | 10:16pm | 4:50am |
| Fri 10 | 6:43am | 8:24pm | 13h 42m | 10:03pm | 5:04am |
| Mon 20 | 6:54am | 8:12pm | 13h 18m | 9:47pm | 5:19am |
| Tue 28 | 7:03am | 8:01pm | 12h 59m | 9:33pm | 5:30am |
Days shorten by about 62 minutes over the month.
The Moon
- Last QuarterWed 1, 6:47pm
- New MoonThu 9, 11:11pm
- First QuarterFri 17, 9:44am
- Full MoonFri 24, 2:09am
Apogee 5 Feb (405,600 km) · Perigee 21 Feb (364,600 km)
The planets
Rise/set for mid-month at The Briars.
| Planet | In | Mag | Rise | Transit | Set | Best |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mercury | Cap | −0.1 | 4:45am | 11:57am | 7:07pm | Morning |
| Venus | Sgr | −4.6 | 3:26am | 10:29am | 5:32pm | Morning |
| Mars | Psc | 1.2 | 9:05am | 3:17pm | 9:29pm | Hidden |
| Jupiter | Cnc | −2.4 | 6:57pm | 11:55pm | 4:48am | Evening |
| Saturn | Tau | −0.3 | 4:27pm | 9:14pm | 2:05am | Evening |
| Uranus | Lib | 5.5 | 11:39pm | 6:40am | 1:37pm | Morning |
| Neptune | Tau | 7.8 | 4:06pm | 8:55pm | 1:49am | Evening |
The solar system — February 2062
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 August 2026.