Objects in your sky: Planets
by Dominic Ford
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The Moon is a 26-day-old waning crescent, and is approaching new moon. From South El Monte, it is visible in the dawn sky, rising at 03:12 (PDT) – 2 hours and 30 minutes before the Sun – and reaching an altitude of 26° above the eastern horizon before fading from view as dawn breaks at around 05:25.
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Mercury will soon pass behind the Sun. From South El Monte, 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.
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Venus is emerging into the morning sky as it approaches greatest elongation west. From South El Monte, it is visible in the dawn sky, rising at 03:32 (PDT) – 2 hours and 10 minutes before the Sun – and reaching an altitude of 22° above the eastern horizon before fading from view as dawn breaks at around 05:25.
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Mars is currently an early evening object, now receding into evening twilight. From South El Monte, it will become visible at around 20:34 (PDT), 51° above your western horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then sink towards the horizon, setting at 00:53.
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Jupiter will soon pass behind the Sun at solar conjunction. From South El Monte, it will become visible at around 20:09 (PDT), 15° above your western horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then sink towards the horizon, setting 1 hour and 44 minutes after the Sun at 21:36.
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Saturn recently passed behind the Sun at solar conjunction. From South El Monte, however, it is visible in the dawn sky, rising at 02:50 (PDT) – 2 hours and 52 minutes before the Sun – and reaching an altitude of 26° above the eastern horizon before fading from view as dawn breaks at around 05:04.
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Uranus recently passed behind the Sun at solar conjunction. From South El Monte, it is not observable – it will reach its highest point in the sky during daytime and is 10° below the horizon at dawn.
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Neptune recently passed behind the Sun at solar conjunction. From South El Monte, it is not observable – it will reach its highest point in the sky during daytime and is no higher than 20° above the horizon at dawn.
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