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 Kuala Lumpur, it will become visible at around 19:40 (GMT+08), 17° above your western horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then sink towards the horizon, setting 1 hour and 26 minutes after the Sun at 20:53.
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Mercury is emerging into the evening sky as it approaches greatest elongation east. From Kuala Lumpur, it will become visible at around 19:43 (GMT+08), 11° above your western horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then sink towards the horizon, setting 1 hour and 3 minutes after the Sun at 20:30.
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Venus recently passed behind the Sun at superior solar conjunction. From Kuala Lumpur, it is not observable – it will reach its highest point in the sky during daytime and is no higher than 5° above the horizon at dusk.
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Mars will soon pass behind the Sun at solar conjunction. From Kuala Lumpur, it is not readily observable since it is very close to the Sun, at a separation of only 9° from it.
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Jupiter is currently an early evening object. From Kuala Lumpur, it is visible in the evening sky, becoming accessible around 19:40 (GMT+08), 46° above your north-eastern horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 22:22, 70° above your northern horizon. It will continue to be observable until around 03:52, when it sinks below 7° above your western horizon.
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Saturn will soon pass behind the Sun at solar conjunction. From Kuala Lumpur, it will become visible at around 19:56 (GMT+08), 20° above your western horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then sink towards the horizon, setting 1 hour and 55 minutes after the Sun at 21:22.
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Uranus is currently an early evening object, now receding into evening twilight. From Kuala Lumpur, it will become visible at around 20:17 (GMT+08), 64° above your north-western horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then sink towards the horizon, setting at 01:02.
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Neptune will soon pass behind the Sun at solar conjunction. From Kuala Lumpur, it is not observable – it will reach its highest point in the sky during daytime and is no higher than 15° above the horizon at dusk.
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