Objects in your sky: Planets
by Dominic Ford
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The Moon is 12 days old, waxing gibbous, and is approaching full moon. From Cambridge, it is visible in the evening sky, becoming accessible around 16:31 (EST), 19° above your eastern horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 22:22, 68° above your south-western horizon. It will continue to be observable until around 05:31, when it sinks below -5° above your north-western horizon.
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Mercury is emerging into the morning sky as it approaches greatest elongation west. From Cambridge, it is not observable – it will reach its highest point in the sky during daytime and is no higher than 5° above the horizon at dawn.
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Venus is emerging into the evening sky as it approaches greatest elongation east. From Cambridge, it will become visible at around 16:31 (EST), 22° above your south-western horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then sink towards the horizon, setting 3 hours and 21 minutes after the Sun at 19:32.
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Mars is currently approaching opposition and is visible as a morning object. From Cambridge, it is visible in the morning sky, becoming accessible around 20:14, when it reaches an altitude of 8° above your north-eastern horizon. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 02:49, 69° above your southern horizon. It will be lost to dawn twilight around 06:40, 37° above your western horizon.
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Jupiter recently passed opposition. From Cambridge, it is visible in the evening sky, becoming accessible around 16:31 (EST), 8° above your north-eastern horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 23:07, 69° above your southern horizon. It will continue to be observable until around 05:45, when it sinks below 7° above your western horizon.
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Saturn is currently an early evening object, now receding into evening twilight. From Cambridge, it is visible in the evening sky, becoming accessible around 16:53 (EST), 38° above your southern horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 17:12, 39° above your southern horizon. It will continue to be observable until around 21:35, when it sinks below 11° above your south-western horizon.
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Uranus recently passed opposition. From Cambridge, it is visible in the evening sky, becoming accessible around 17:24 (EST), 31° above your eastern horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 21:37, 66° above your southern horizon. It will continue to be observable until around 02:48, when it sinks below 21° above your western horizon.
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Neptune is currently an early evening object, now receding into evening twilight. From Cambridge, it is visible in the evening sky, becoming accessible around 17:24 (EST), 44° above your southern horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 18:02, 45° above your southern horizon. It will continue to be observable until around 21:49, when it sinks below 21° above your south-western horizon.
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