Objects in your sky: Planets
by Dominic Ford
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The Moon is a 1 day-old waxing crescent, and recently passed new moon. From Fairfield, it will become visible at around 20:14 (EDT), 8° above your western horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then sink towards the horizon, setting 1 hour and 7 minutes after the Sun at 21:03.
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Mercury recently passed in front of the Sun at inferior solar conjunction. From Fairfield, it is not readily observable since it is very close to the Sun, at a separation of only 6° from it.
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Venus is emerging into the evening sky as it approaches greatest elongation east. From Fairfield, it will become visible at around 20:14 (EDT), 14° above your western horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then sink towards the horizon, setting 1 hour and 41 minutes after the Sun at 21:37.
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Mars recently passed opposition. From Fairfield, it is visible between 20:21 and 03:01. It will become accessible at around 20:21, when it rises to an altitude of 7° above your south-eastern horizon. It will reach its highest point in the sky at 23:41, 22° above your southern horizon. It will become inaccessible at around 03:01 when it sinks below 7° above your south-western horizon.
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Jupiter is currently an early evening object, now receding into evening twilight. From Fairfield, it will become visible at around 20:14 (EDT), 27° above your south-western horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then sink towards the horizon, setting 3 hours and 29 minutes after the Sun at 23:25.
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Saturn is currently an early evening object. From Fairfield, it is visible in the evening sky, becoming accessible around 20:27 (EDT), 24° above your southern horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 21:39, 26° above your southern horizon. It will continue to be observable until around 01:06, when it sinks below 10° above your south-western horizon.
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Uranus is currently emerging from behind the Sun. From Fairfield, it is visible in the dawn sky, rising at 22:46 (EDT) and reaching an altitude of 58° above the south-eastern horizon before fading from view as dawn breaks at around 04:43.
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Neptune is currently approaching opposition and is visible as a morning object. From Fairfield, it is visible in the morning sky, becoming accessible around 23:06, when it reaches an altitude of 21° above your south-eastern horizon. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 02:38, 42° above your southern horizon. It will be lost to dawn twilight around 04:43, 34° above your south-western horizon.
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