Objects in your sky: Planets
by Dominic Ford
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The Moon is 17 days old, waning gibbous, and is approaching last quarter. From San Diego, it is visible in the morning sky, becoming accessible around 21:47, when it reaches an altitude of 10° above your eastern horizon. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 02:59, 55° above your southern horizon. It will be lost to dawn twilight around 05:52, 34° above your south-western horizon.
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Mercury recently passed behind the Sun at superior solar conjunction. From San Diego, it is not observable – it will reach its highest point in the sky during daytime and is no higher than 7° above the horizon at dusk.
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Venus remains just about visible as a morning object, now well past greatest elongation west and returning closer to the Sun. From San Diego, it is visible in the dawn sky, rising at 04:39 (PDT) – 1 hour and 29 minutes before the Sun – and reaching an altitude of 13° above the eastern horizon before fading from view as dawn breaks around 05:52.
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Mars is currently visible as a morning object. From San Diego, it is visible in the dawn sky, rising at 00:02 (PDT) and reaching an altitude of 68° above the south-eastern horizon before fading from view as dawn breaks around 05:42.
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Jupiter is currently visible as a morning object. From San Diego, it is visible in the morning sky, becoming accessible around 22:22, when it reaches an altitude of 7° above your eastern horizon. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 03:48, 59° above your southern horizon. It will be lost to dawn twilight around 05:52, 47° above your south-western horizon.
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Saturn is currently approaching opposition and is visible as a morning object. From San Diego, it is visible between 20:30 and 05:20. It will become accessible around 20:30, when it rises to an altitude of 10° above your south-eastern horizon. It will reach its highest point in the sky at 00:55, 41° above your southern horizon. It will become inaccessible around 05:20 when it sinks below 10° above your south-western horizon.
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Uranus is currently emerging from behind the Sun. From San Diego, it is visible in the dawn sky, rising at 23:33 (PDT) and reaching an altitude of 66° above the south-eastern horizon before fading from view as dawn breaks around 05:06.
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Neptune is currently approaching opposition and is visible as a morning object. From San Diego, it is visible in the morning sky, becoming accessible around 22:54, when it reaches an altitude of 21° above your eastern horizon. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 02:59, 54° above your southern horizon. It will be lost to dawn twilight around 05:06, 43° above your south-western horizon.
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