Objects in your sky: Planets
by Dominic Ford
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The Moon is a 21-day-old waning crescent, and recently passed last quarter. From Cambridge, it is visible from soon after it rises, at 22:42, until soon before it sets at 11:40.
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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 2° above the horizon at dusk.
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Venus recently passed behind the Sun at superior solar conjunction. From Cambridge, it is not observable – it will reach its highest point in the sky during daytime and is no higher than 3° above the horizon at dusk.
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Mars is currently emerging from behind the Sun. From Cambridge, it is visible in the dawn sky, rising at 01:09 (EDT) and reaching an altitude of 37° above the eastern horizon before fading from view as dawn breaks at around 04:43.
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Jupiter recently passed behind the Sun at solar conjunction. From Cambridge, however, it is visible in the dawn sky, rising at 01:43 (EDT) – 3 hours and 45 minutes before the Sun – and reaching an altitude of 35° above the eastern horizon before fading from view as dawn breaks at around 05:08.
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Saturn is currently visible as a morning object. From Cambridge, it is visible in the morning sky, becoming accessible around 23:15, when it reaches an altitude of 11° above your eastern horizon. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 03:47, 41° above your southern horizon. It will be lost to dawn twilight around 04:46, 39° above your southern horizon.
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Uranus is currently emerging from behind the Sun. From Cambridge, it is visible in the dawn sky, rising at 00:45 (EDT) and reaching an altitude of 35° above the eastern horizon before fading from view as dawn breaks at around 04:07.
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Neptune is currently visible as a morning object. From Cambridge, it is visible in the dawn sky, rising at 22:28 (EDT) and reaching an altitude of 46° above the southern horizon before fading from view as dawn breaks at around 04:07.
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