Objects in your sky: Planets
by Dominic Ford
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The Moon is a 26-day-old waning crescent, and is approaching new moon. From Fairfield, it is visible in the dawn sky, rising at 05:28 (EST) – 1 hour and 10 minutes before the Sun – and reaching an altitude of 8° above the south-eastern horizon before fading from view as dawn breaks around 06:20.
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Mercury is emerging into the morning sky as it approaches greatest elongation west. 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 dawn.
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Venus remains just about visible as a morning object, now well past greatest elongation west and returning closer to the Sun. From Fairfield, it is visible in the dawn sky, rising at 05:23 (EST) – 1 hour and 15 minutes before the Sun – and reaching an altitude of 9° above the eastern horizon before fading from view as dawn breaks around 06:20.
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Mars is currently an early evening object, now receding into evening twilight. From Fairfield, it will become visible around 20:02 (EST) as the dusk sky fades, 37° above your western horizon. It will then sink towards the horizon, setting at 23:31.
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Jupiter is currently emerging from behind the Sun. From Fairfield, it is visible in the morning sky, becoming accessible around 02:07, when it reaches an altitude of 7° above your south-eastern horizon. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 05:50, 26° above your southern horizon. It will be lost to dawn twilight around 06:20, 25° above your southern horizon.
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Saturn is currently emerging from behind the Sun. From Fairfield, it is visible in the dawn sky, rising at 02:58 (EST) – 3 hours and 40 minutes before the Sun – and reaching an altitude of 23° above the south-eastern horizon before fading from view as dawn breaks around 06:05.
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Uranus will soon pass behind the Sun at solar conjunction. From Fairfield, it is not readily observable since it is very close to the Sun, at a separation of only 19° from it.
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Neptune recently passed 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 3° below the horizon at dawn.
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