Objects in your sky: Planets
by Dominic Ford
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The Moon is 13 days old, waxing gibbous, and is approaching full moon. From Cambridge, it is visible in the evening sky, becoming accessible around 16:52 (EST), 16° above your north-eastern horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 23:12, 70° above your south-western horizon. It will continue to be observable until around 06:23, when it sinks below -3° above your north-western horizon.
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Mercury will soon pass behind the Sun. From Cambridge, 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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Venus is emerging into the evening sky as it approaches greatest elongation east. From Cambridge, it will become visible at around 16:52 (EST), 32° above your south-western horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then sink towards the horizon, setting 3 hours and 56 minutes after the Sun at 20:28.
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Mars is currently approaching opposition. From Cambridge, it is visible in the morning sky, becoming accessible around 17:28, when it reaches an altitude of 7° above your north-eastern horizon. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 00:18, 72° above your southern horizon. It will be lost to dawn twilight around 06:50, 10° above your north-western horizon.
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Jupiter is currently an early evening object. From Cambridge, it is visible in the evening sky, becoming accessible around 16:52 (EST), 35° above your eastern horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 20:54, 69° above your southern horizon. It will continue to be observable until around 03:31, when it sinks below 7° above your western horizon.
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Saturn will soon pass behind the Sun at solar conjunction. From Cambridge, it will become visible at around 17:15 (EST), 33° above your south-western horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then sink towards the horizon, setting at 20:57.
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Uranus is currently an early evening object, now receding into evening twilight. From Cambridge, it is visible in the evening sky, becoming accessible around 17:44 (EST), 56° above your south-eastern horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 19:36, 65° above your southern horizon. It will continue to be observable until around 00:46, when it sinks below 21° above your western horizon.
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Neptune will soon pass behind the Sun at solar conjunction. From Cambridge, it will become visible at around 17:44 (EST), 39° above your south-western horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then sink towards the horizon, setting at 22:00.
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