Objects in your sky: Planets
by Dominic Ford
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The Moon is a 23-day-old waning crescent, and recently passed last quarter. From South El Monte, it is visible in the dawn sky, rising at 00:15 (PDT) and reaching an altitude of 62° above the south-eastern horizon before fading from view as dawn breaks at around 05:33.
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Mercury will soon pass in front of the Sun at inferior solar conjunction. From South El Monte, it is not observable – it will reach its highest point in the sky during daytime and is 0° below the horizon at dusk.
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Venus is visible as a morning object, having recently passed greatest elongation west. From South El Monte, it is visible in the dawn sky, rising at 02:59 (PDT) – 2 hours and 52 minutes before the Sun – and reaching an altitude of 30° above the eastern horizon before fading from view as dawn breaks at around 05:33.
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Mars is currently an early evening object, now receding into evening twilight. From South El Monte, it will become visible at around 20:48 (PDT), 21° above your western horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then sink towards the horizon, setting 2 hours and 35 minutes after the Sun at 22:37.
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Jupiter recently passed behind the Sun at solar conjunction. From South El Monte, however, it is visible in the dawn sky, rising at 04:31 (PDT) – 1 hour and 20 minutes before the Sun – and reaching an altitude of 11° above the eastern horizon before fading from view as dawn breaks at around 05:33.
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Saturn is currently visible as a morning object. From South El Monte, it is visible in the dawn sky, rising at 23:16 (PDT) and reaching an altitude of 54° above the southern horizon before fading from view as dawn breaks at around 05:15.
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Uranus recently passed behind the Sun at solar conjunction. From South El Monte, however, it is visible in the dawn sky, rising at 01:57 (PDT) – 3 hours and 54 minutes before the Sun – and reaching an altitude of 32° above the eastern horizon before fading from view as dawn breaks at around 04:42.
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Neptune is currently emerging from behind the Sun. From South El Monte, it is visible in the dawn sky, rising at 23:13 (PDT) and reaching an altitude of 54° above the southern horizon before fading from view as dawn breaks at around 04:42.
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