The Sky over the Mornington Peninsula — February 2063
Highlights this month
- 14WedThe Moon passes Jupiter — 0.7° apart. (11:42am)
- 24SatJupiter at opposition — closest and brightest of the year, up all night in Leo (mag −2.4). (7:21am)
- 25SunUranus is stationary — begins retrograde (westward) motion. (9:01am)
Sun & twilight
| Date | Sunrise | Sunset | Day length | Astro. dark begins | ends |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thu 1 | 6:32am | 8:34pm | 14h 02m | 10:16pm | 4:49am |
| Sat 10 | 6:43am | 8:25pm | 13h 42m | 10:03pm | 5:04am |
| Tue 20 | 6:54am | 8:13pm | 13h 19m | 9:47pm | 5:19am |
| Wed 28 | 7:02am | 8:02pm | 12h 59m | 9:34pm | 5:30am |
Days shorten by about 62 minutes over the month.
The Moon
- First QuarterWed 7, 12:47am
- Full Moon SupermoonTue 13, 4:50pm
- Last QuarterTue 20, 2:04pm
- New MoonWed 28, 6:39pm
Perigee 13 Feb (357,000 km) · Apogee 26 Feb (406,100 km)
The planets
Rise/set for mid-month at The Briars.
| Planet | In | Mag | Rise | Transit | Set | Best |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mercury | Cap | −0.5 | 5:27am | 12:35pm | 7:42pm | Hidden |
| Venus | Psc | −3.7 | 9:18am | 3:29pm | 9:39pm | Hidden |
| Mars | Lib | 0.5 | 11:49pm | 6:46am | 1:40pm | Morning |
| Jupiter | Leo | −2.3 | 8:43pm | 2:16am | 7:45am | All night |
| Saturn | Gem | −0.3 | 5:32pm | 10:18pm | 3:08am | Evening |
| Uranus | Lib | 5.6 | 11:54pm | 6:59am | 2:01pm | Morning |
| Neptune | Tau | 7.8 | 4:17pm | 9:06pm | 1:59am | Evening |
The solar system — February 2063
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.