Objects in your sky: Planets

by Dominic Ford

The visibility of the planets on

From location

South El Monte
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Rise00:12
Set09:33

The Moon is 19 days old, waning gibbous, and is approaching last quarter. From South El Monte, it is visible from soon after it rises, at 00:12, until soon before it sets at 09:33.

01 Apr 2026  –  Full Moon
09 Apr 2026  –  Moon at Last Quarter
17 Apr 2026  –  New Moon
23 Apr 2026  –  Moon at First Quarter
Rise05:28
Set17:02

Mercury is visible as a morning object, having recently passed greatest elongation west. From South El Monte, however, it is not observable – it will reach its highest point in the sky during daytime and is no higher than 6° above the horizon at dawn.

Rise07:33
Set20:59

Venus will soon pass behind the Sun. From South El Monte, however, it will become visible at around 19:32 (PDT), 16° above your western horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then sink towards the horizon, setting 1 hour and 40 minutes after the Sun at 20:56.

Rise05:44
Set17:40

Mars 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 1° above the horizon at dawn.

23 Feb 2025  –  Mars ends retrograde motion
10 Jan 2027  –  Mars enters retrograde motion
19 Feb 2027  –  Mars at opposition
19 Feb 2027  –  Mars at perigee
Rise11:46
Set02:05

Jupiter recently passed behind the Sun at solar conjunction. From South El Monte, however, it will become visible at around 19:32 (PDT), 76° above your south-western horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then sink towards the horizon, setting at 02:05.

10 Mar 2026  –  Jupiter ends retrograde motion
12 Dec 2026  –  Jupiter enters retrograde motion
10 Feb 2027  –  Jupiter at opposition
12 Apr 2027  –  Jupiter ends retrograde motion
Rise06:09
Set18:17

Saturn recently passed behind the Sun at solar conjunction. From South El Monte, it is not readily observable since it is very close to the Sun, at a separation of only 11° from it.

27 Nov 2025  –  Saturn ends retrograde motion
26 Jul 2026  –  Saturn enters retrograde motion
04 Oct 2026  –  Saturn at opposition
10 Dec 2026  –  Saturn ends retrograde motion
Rise08:34
Set22:32

Uranus recently passed behind the Sun at solar conjunction. From South El Monte, however, it will become visible at around 20:17 (PDT), 26° above your western horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then sink towards the horizon, setting 3 hours and 16 minutes after the Sun at 22:32.

03 Feb 2026  –  Uranus ends retrograde motion
10 Sep 2026  –  Uranus enters retrograde motion
25 Nov 2026  –  Uranus at opposition
08 Feb 2027  –  Uranus ends retrograde motion
Rise05:55
Set17:59

Neptune recently passed behind the Sun at solar conjunction. From South El Monte, it is not readily observable since it is very close to the Sun, at a separation of only 15° from it.

10 Dec 2025  –  Neptune ends retrograde motion
07 Jul 2026  –  Neptune enters retrograde motion
25 Sep 2026  –  Neptune at opposition
12 Dec 2026  –  Neptune ends retrograde motion

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South El Monte

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34.05°N
118.05°W
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