Objects in your sky: Planets
by Dominic Ford
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The Moon is 18 days old, waning gibbous, and is approaching last quarter. From Cambridge, it is visible in the morning sky, becoming accessible around 18:51, when it reaches an altitude of 5° above your north-eastern horizon. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 02:09, 74° above your southern horizon. It will be lost to dawn twilight around 06:05, 41° above your western horizon.
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Mercury is visible as an evening object, having recently passed greatest elongation east. From Cambridge, however, it is not observable – it will reach its highest point in the sky during daytime and is no higher than 1° above the horizon at dusk.
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Venus will soon pass behind the Sun. From Cambridge, however, it is visible in the dawn sky, rising at 05:06 (EST) – 1 hour and 18 minutes before the Sun – and reaching an altitude of 9° above the south-eastern horizon before fading from view as dawn breaks at around 06:05.
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Mars will soon pass behind the Sun at solar conjunction. From Cambridge, it is not observable – it will reach its highest point in the sky during daytime and is 0° below the horizon at dusk.
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Jupiter is currently emerging from behind the Sun. From Cambridge, it is visible in the morning sky, becoming accessible around 21:44, when it reaches an altitude of 7° above your eastern horizon. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 04:20, 68° above your southern horizon. It will be lost to dawn twilight around 06:05, 59° above your south-western horizon.
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Saturn is currently an early evening object. From Cambridge, it is visible in the evening sky, becoming accessible around 17:07 (EST), 26° above your south-eastern horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 20:16, 43° above your southern horizon. It will continue to be observable until around 00:57, when it sinks below 11° above your western horizon.
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Uranus is currently approaching opposition. From Cambridge, it is visible in the morning sky, becoming accessible around 19:07, when it reaches an altitude of 21° above your eastern horizon. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 00:23, 67° above your southern horizon. It will be lost to dawn twilight around 05:15, 25° above your western horizon.
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Neptune is currently an early evening object. From Cambridge, it is visible in the evening sky, becoming accessible around 17:37 (EST), 31° above your south-eastern horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 20:30, 46° above your southern horizon. It will continue to be observable until around 00:21, when it sinks below 21° above your south-western horizon.
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