Objects in your sky: Planets
by Dominic Ford
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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