Objects in your sky: Planets
by Dominic Ford
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The Moon is a 21-day-old waning crescent, and recently passed last quarter. From South El Monte, it is visible in the morning sky, becoming accessible around 23:51, when it reaches an altitude of 5° above your eastern horizon. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 05:37, 57° above your southern horizon. It will be lost to dawn twilight around 06:28, 58° above your south-western horizon.
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Mercury remains just about visible as a morning object, now well past greatest elongation west and returning closer to the Sun. From South El Monte, it is visible in the dawn sky, rising at 05:05 (PST) – 1 hour and 40 minutes before the Sun – and reaching an altitude of 13° above the south-eastern horizon before fading from view as dawn breaks at around 06:23.
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Venus will soon pass behind the Sun. 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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Mars 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 3° below the horizon at dusk.
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Jupiter is currently approaching opposition and is visible as a morning object. From South El Monte, it is visible in the morning sky, becoming accessible around 19:51, when it reaches an altitude of 7° above your eastern horizon. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 02:11, 77° above your southern horizon. It will be lost to dawn twilight around 06:28, 32° above your western horizon.
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Saturn is currently an early evening object, now receding into evening twilight. From South El Monte, it is visible in the evening sky, becoming accessible around 17:19 (PST), 49° above your southern horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 18:13, 51° above your southern horizon. It will continue to be observable until around 23:04, when it sinks below 11° above your western horizon.
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Uranus recently passed opposition. From South El Monte, it is visible in the evening sky, becoming accessible around 17:46 (PST), 30° above your eastern horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 22:11, 75° above your southern horizon. It will continue to be observable until around 03:19, when it sinks below 21° above your western horizon.
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Neptune is currently an early evening object, now receding into evening twilight. From South El Monte, it is visible in the evening sky, becoming accessible around 17:46 (PST), 53° above your southern horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 18:26, 54° above your southern horizon. It will continue to be observable until around 22:33, when it sinks below 21° above your western horizon.
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