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 Kuala Lumpur, it is visible from soon after it rises, at 04:26, until soon before it sets at 16:47. 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 will soon pass behind the Sun. From Kuala Lumpur, it is not readily observable since it is very close to the Sun, at a separation of only 1° from it.
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Venus will soon pass behind the Sun. From Kuala Lumpur, however, it will become visible at around 19:30 (GMT+08), 24° above your north-western horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then sink towards the horizon, setting 2 hours and 7 minutes after the Sun at 21:23.
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Mars recently passed behind the Sun at solar conjunction. From Kuala Lumpur, however, it is visible in the dawn sky, rising at 05:17 (GMT+08) – 1 hour and 42 minutes before the Sun – and reaching an altitude of 16° above the eastern horizon before fading from view as dawn breaks at around 06:26.
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Jupiter recently passed behind the Sun at solar conjunction. From Kuala Lumpur, however, it will become visible at around 19:30 (GMT+08), 51° above your north-western horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then sink towards the horizon, setting at 23:21.
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Saturn recently passed behind the Sun at solar conjunction. From Kuala Lumpur, however, it is visible in the dawn sky, rising at 04:23 (GMT+08) – 2 hours and 36 minutes before the Sun – and reaching an altitude of 31° above the eastern horizon before fading from view as dawn breaks at around 06:31.
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Uranus recently passed 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 8° from it.
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Neptune recently passed behind the Sun at solar conjunction. From Kuala Lumpur, however, it is visible in the dawn sky, rising at 03:57 (GMT+08) – 3 hours and 2 minutes before the Sun – and reaching an altitude of 31° above the eastern horizon before fading from view as dawn breaks at around 06:07.
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