The Moon is a 6 day-old waxing crescent, and is approaching first quarter. From Cambridge, it will become visible around 19:50 (EDT) as the dusk sky fades, 61° above your south-western horizon. It will then sink towards the horizon, setting at 01:01.

Mercury recently passed behind the Sun at superior solar conjunction. From Cambridge, it is not readily observable since it is very close to the Sun, at a separation of only 1° from it.

Venus recently passed behind the Sun at superior solar conjunction. From Cambridge, it is not readily observable since it is very close to the Sun, at a separation of only 5° from it.

Mars is currently an early evening object, now receding into evening twilight. From Cambridge, it will become visible around 20:18 (EDT) as the dusk sky fades, 42° above your western horizon. It will then sink towards the horizon, setting at 00:25.

Jupiter recently passed behind the Sun at solar conjunction. From Cambridge, however, it is visible in the dawn sky, rising at 03:40 (EDT) – 2 hours and 18 minutes before the Sun – and reaching an altitude of 18° above the south-eastern horizon before fading from view as dawn breaks around 05:38.

Saturn recently passed behind the Sun at solar conjunction. From Cambridge, however, it is visible in the dawn sky, rising at 03:03 (EDT) – 2 hours and 55 minutes before the Sun – and reaching an altitude of 20° above the south-eastern horizon before fading from view as dawn breaks around 05:22.

Uranus will soon pass behind the Sun at solar conjunction. From Cambridge, it is not readily observable since it is very close to the Sun, at a separation of only 11° from it.

Neptune recently passed 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 no higher than 0° above the horizon at dawn.