Objects in your sky: Planets
by Dominic Ford
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The Moon is 16 days old, waning gibbous, and recently passed full moon. From South El Monte, it is visible in the morning sky, becoming accessible around 21:54, when it reaches an altitude of 8° above your south-eastern horizon. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 01:42, 28° above your southern horizon. It will be lost to dawn twilight around 05:19, 9° above your south-western horizon.
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Mercury recently passed behind the Sun at superior 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 8° above 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 03:11 (PDT) – 2 hours and 26 minutes before the Sun – and reaching an altitude of 25° above the eastern horizon before fading from view as dawn breaks at around 05:19.
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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 20:49 (PDT), 39° above your western horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then sink towards the horizon, setting at 00:04.
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Jupiter will soon pass 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 2° above the horizon at dusk.
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Saturn is currently emerging from behind the Sun. From South El Monte, it is visible in the dawn sky, rising at 01:35 (PDT) and reaching an altitude of 38° above the south-eastern horizon before fading from view as dawn breaks at around 04:58.
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Uranus 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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Neptune is currently emerging from behind the Sun. From South El Monte, it is visible in the dawn sky, rising at 01:34 (PDT) and reaching an altitude of 33° above the south-eastern horizon before fading from view as dawn breaks at around 04:26.
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