Objects in your sky: Planets
by Dominic Ford
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The Moon is 12 days old, waxing gibbous, and is approaching full moon. From Fairfield, it is visible from soon after it rises, at 17:22, until soon before it sets at 02:13.
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Mercury is emerging into the evening sky as it approaches greatest elongation east. From Fairfield, 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 dusk.
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Venus 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 no higher than 2° above the horizon at dusk.
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Mars is currently emerging from behind the Sun. From Fairfield, it is visible in the dawn sky, rising at 01:37 (EDT) – 3 hours and 55 minutes before the Sun – and reaching an altitude of 34° above the eastern horizon before fading from view as dawn breaks at around 04:47.
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Jupiter recently passed behind the Sun at solar conjunction. From Fairfield, however, it is visible in the dawn sky, rising at 02:24 (EDT) – 3 hours and 8 minutes before the Sun – and reaching an altitude of 29° above the eastern horizon before fading from view as dawn breaks at around 05:12.
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Saturn is currently visible as a morning object. From Fairfield, it is visible in the morning sky, becoming accessible around 23:57, when it reaches an altitude of 11° above your eastern horizon. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 04:32, 42° above your southern horizon. It will be lost to dawn twilight around 04:50, 42° above your southern horizon.
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Uranus is currently emerging from behind the Sun. From Fairfield, it is visible in the dawn sky, rising at 01:31 (EDT) and reaching an altitude of 28° above the eastern horizon before fading from view as dawn breaks at around 04:11.
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Neptune is currently emerging from behind the Sun. From Fairfield, it is visible in the dawn sky, rising at 23:12 (EDT) and reaching an altitude of 45° above the southern horizon before fading from view as dawn breaks at around 04:11.
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