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 Cambridge, it is visible in the morning sky, becoming accessible around 00:36, when it reaches an altitude of 6° above your south-eastern horizon. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 04:16, 22° above your southern horizon. It will be lost to dawn twilight around 06:29, 16° above your south-western horizon.
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Mercury will soon pass in front of the Sun at inferior solar conjunction. From Cambridge, 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 will soon pass in front of the Sun at inferior solar conjunction. From Cambridge, it is not observable – it will reach its highest point in the sky during daytime and is no higher than 3° above the horizon at dusk.
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Mars recently passed opposition. From Cambridge, it is visible in the evening sky, becoming accessible around 19:24 (EDT), 69° above your south-eastern horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 20:20, 72° above your southern horizon. It will continue to be observable until around 02:56, when it sinks below 10° above your north-western horizon.
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Jupiter is currently an early evening object, now receding into evening twilight. From Cambridge, it will become visible at around 19:12 (EDT), 62° above your south-western horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then sink towards the horizon, setting at 01:14.
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Saturn recently passed behind the Sun at solar conjunction. From Cambridge, it is not observable – it will reach its highest point in the sky during daytime and is 7° below the horizon at dawn.
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Uranus will soon pass behind the Sun at solar conjunction. From Cambridge, it will become visible at around 20:01 (EDT), 37° above your western horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then sink towards the horizon, setting at 23:34.
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Neptune will soon pass behind the Sun at solar conjunction. From Cambridge, it is not observable – it will reach its highest point in the sky during daytime and is 13° below the horizon at dusk.
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