Objects in your sky: Planets
by Dominic Ford
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The Moon is 7 days old, waxing gibbous, and recently passed first quarter. From Fairfield, it is visible in the evening sky, becoming accessible around 17:14 (EST) as the dusk sky fades, 56° above your southern horizon. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 17:57, 57° above your southern horizon. It will continue to be observable until around 23:45, when it sinks below 7° above your western horizon.
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Mercury recently passed behind the Sun at superior solar conjunction. From Fairfield, however, it will become visible around 17:17 (EST) as the dusk sky fades, 11° above your south-western horizon. It will then sink towards the horizon, setting 1 hour and 31 minutes after the Sun at 18:25.
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Venus will soon pass behind the Sun. From Fairfield, it is not observable – it will reach its highest point in the sky during daytime and is no higher than 4° above the horizon at dawn.
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Mars is currently an early evening object. From Fairfield, it is visible in the evening sky, becoming accessible around 17:28 (EST) as the dusk sky fades, 62° above your southern horizon. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 18:07, 63° above your southern horizon. It will continue to be observable until around 00:07, when it sinks below 10° above your western horizon.
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Jupiter will soon pass behind the Sun at solar conjunction. From Fairfield, it is not readily observable since it is very close to the Sun, at a separation of only 6° from it.
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Saturn will soon pass behind the Sun at solar conjunction. From Fairfield, it is not readily observable since it is very close to the Sun, at a separation of only 2° from it.
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Uranus is currently an early evening object, now receding into evening twilight. From Fairfield, it is visible in the evening sky, becoming accessible around 18:05 (EST) as the dusk sky fades, 62° above your southern horizon. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 18:09, 62° above your southern horizon. It will continue to be observable until around 23:00, when it sinks below 21° above your western horizon.
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Neptune will soon pass behind the Sun at solar conjunction. From Fairfield, it will become visible around 18:05 (EST) as the dusk sky fades, 29° above your south-western horizon. It will then sink towards the horizon, setting at 20:56.
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