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 Seattle, it is visible from soon after it rises, at 05:44, until soon before it sets at 15:57. Always take extreme caution when trying to make daytime observations of the Moon while the Sun is above the horizon.
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Mercury is emerging into the morning sky as it approaches greatest elongation west. From Seattle, it is not observable – it will reach its highest point in the sky during daytime and is 0° below 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 Seattle, however, 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 dawn.
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Mars is currently an early evening object, now receding into evening twilight. From Seattle, it will become visible at around 20:27 (PDT), 34° above your western horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then sink towards the horizon, setting at 00:05.
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Jupiter is currently emerging from behind the Sun. From Seattle, it is visible in the morning sky, becoming accessible around 02:56, when it reaches an altitude of 7° above your south-eastern horizon. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 06:04, 19° above your southern horizon. It will be lost to dawn twilight around 06:27, 19° above your southern horizon.
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Saturn is currently emerging from behind the Sun. From Seattle, it is visible in the dawn sky, rising at 03:33 (PDT) – 3 hours and 13 minutes before the Sun – and reaching an altitude of 16° above the south-eastern horizon before fading from view as dawn breaks at around 06:11.
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Uranus will soon pass behind the Sun at solar conjunction. From Seattle, it is not readily observable since it is very close to the Sun, at a separation of only 20° from it.
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Neptune recently passed behind the Sun at solar conjunction. From Seattle, it is not observable – it will reach its highest point in the sky during daytime and is 6° below the horizon at dawn.
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