Objects in your sky: Planets
by Dominic Ford
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The Moon is 15 days old, waning gibbous, and recently passed full moon. From Fairfield, it is visible in the morning sky, becoming accessible around 18:23, when it reaches an altitude of 2° above your eastern horizon. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 00:37, 57° above your southern horizon. It will be lost to dawn twilight around 06:30, 9° above your western horizon.
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Mercury recently passed behind the Sun at superior solar conjunction. From Fairfield, it is not observable – it will reach its highest point in the sky during daytime and is 2° below the horizon at dusk.
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Venus is visible as an evening object, having recently passed greatest elongation east. From Fairfield, it will become visible at around 17:41 (EST), 34° above your south-western horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then sink towards the horizon, setting 3 hours and 29 minutes after the Sun at 20:53.
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Mars recently passed opposition. From Fairfield, it is visible in the evening sky, becoming accessible around 17:44 (EST), 40° above your eastern horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 21:33, 75° above your southern horizon. It will continue to be observable until around 04:22, when it sinks below 8° above your north-western horizon.
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Jupiter is currently an early evening object, now receding into evening twilight. From Fairfield, it is visible in the evening sky, becoming accessible around 17:41 (EST), 65° above your south-eastern horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 18:54, 70° above your southern horizon. It will continue to be observable until around 01:28, when it sinks below 7° above your western horizon.
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Saturn will soon pass behind the Sun at solar conjunction. From Fairfield, it will become visible at around 18:04 (EST), 12° above your western horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then sink towards the horizon, setting 1 hour and 54 minutes after the Sun at 19:18.
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Uranus is currently an early evening object, now receding into evening twilight. From Fairfield, it will become visible at around 18:30 (EST), 64° above your south-western horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then sink towards the horizon, setting at 00:49.
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Neptune will soon pass behind the Sun at solar conjunction. From Fairfield, it is not observable – it will reach its highest point in the sky during daytime and is no higher than 17° above the horizon at dusk.
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