Objects in your sky: Planets
by Dominic Ford
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The Moon is 19 days old, waning gibbous, and is approaching last quarter. From Fairfield, it is visible from soon after it rises, at 22:59, until soon before it sets at 07:45.
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Mercury is emerging into the morning sky as it approaches greatest elongation west. From Fairfield, it is not observable – it will reach its highest point in the sky during daytime and is 1° below the horizon at dawn.
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Venus will soon pass behind the Sun. From Fairfield, it is not observable – it will reach its highest point in the sky during daytime and is 0° below the horizon at dawn.
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Mars recently passed behind the Sun at solar conjunction. From Fairfield, 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 dawn.
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Jupiter will soon pass behind the Sun at solar conjunction. From Fairfield, it will become visible at around 20:03 (EDT), 9° above your western horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then sink towards the horizon, setting 1 hour and 14 minutes after the Sun at 20:59.
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Saturn recently passed behind the Sun at solar conjunction. From Fairfield, however, it is visible in the dawn sky, rising at 04:01 (EDT) – 1 hour and 52 minutes before the Sun – and reaching an altitude of 12° above the eastern horizon before fading from view as dawn breaks at around 05:11.
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Uranus will soon pass behind the Sun at solar conjunction. From Fairfield, it is not readily observable since it is very close to the Sun, at a separation of only 14° from it.
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Neptune recently passed behind the Sun at solar conjunction. From Fairfield, 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 dawn.
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