Objects in your sky: Planets

by Dominic Ford

The visibility of the planets on

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Rise05:44
Set15:57

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.

27 Mar 2019  –  Moon at Last Quarter
05 Apr 2019  –  New Moon
12 Apr 2019  –  Moon at First Quarter
19 Apr 2019  –  Full Moon
Rise06:02
Set17:19

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.

Rise05:46
Set16:25

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.

Rise08:38
Set00:07

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.

27 Aug 2018  –  Mars ends retrograde motion
23 Aug 2020  –  Mars 2020: a great chance to see the red planet
09 Sep 2020  –  Mars enters retrograde motion
06 Oct 2020  –  Mars at perigee
Rise01:49
Set10:19

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.

10 Jul 2018  –  Jupiter ends retrograde motion
10 Apr 2019  –  Jupiter enters retrograde motion
10 Jun 2019  –  Jupiter at opposition
11 Aug 2019  –  Jupiter ends retrograde motion
Rise03:34
Set12:16

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.

06 Sep 2018  –  Saturn ends retrograde motion
29 Apr 2019  –  Saturn enters retrograde motion
09 Jul 2019  –  Saturn at opposition
18 Sep 2019  –  Saturn ends retrograde motion
Rise07:31
Set21:20

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.

06 Jan 2019  –  Uranus ends retrograde motion
11 Aug 2019  –  Uranus enters retrograde motion
28 Oct 2019  –  Uranus at opposition
10 Jan 2020  –  Uranus ends retrograde motion
Rise06:06
Set17:19

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.

24 Nov 2018  –  Neptune ends retrograde motion
21 Jun 2019  –  Neptune enters retrograde motion
10 Sep 2019  –  Neptune at opposition
27 Nov 2019  –  Neptune ends retrograde motion

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