Objects in your sky: Planets
by Dominic Ford
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The Moon is 19 days old, waning gibbous, and is approaching last quarter. From Kuala Lumpur, it is visible in the morning sky, becoming accessible around 23:15, when it reaches an altitude of 7° above your eastern horizon. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 04:55, 76° above your northern horizon. It will be lost to dawn twilight around 06:50, 57° above your north-western horizon.
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Mercury remains just about visible as a morning object, now well past greatest elongation west and returning closer to the Sun. From Kuala Lumpur, it is visible in the dawn sky, rising at 05:38 (GMT+08) – 1 hour and 26 minutes before the Sun – and reaching an altitude of 15° above the eastern horizon before fading from view as dawn breaks at around 06:46.
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Venus will soon pass behind the Sun. From Kuala Lumpur, it is not observable – it will reach its highest point in the sky during daytime and is no higher than 2° above the horizon at dawn.
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Mars 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 1° below the horizon at dusk.
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Jupiter is currently approaching opposition and is visible as a morning object. From Kuala Lumpur, it is visible in the morning sky, becoming accessible around 22:13, when it reaches an altitude of 7° above your eastern horizon. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 03:43, 71° above your northern horizon. It will be lost to dawn twilight around 06:50, 40° above your north-western horizon.
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Saturn is currently an early evening object, now receding into evening twilight. From Kuala Lumpur, it is visible in the evening sky, becoming accessible around 19:33 (GMT+08), 82° above your southern horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 19:44, 82° above your southern horizon. It will continue to be observable until around 00:56, when it sinks below 11° above your western horizon.
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Uranus recently passed opposition. From Kuala Lumpur, it is visible in the evening sky, becoming accessible around 19:56 (GMT+08), 32° above your eastern horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 23:43, 73° above your northern horizon. It will continue to be observable until around 04:17, when it sinks below 21° above your western horizon.
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Neptune is currently an early evening object, now receding into evening twilight. From Kuala Lumpur, it is visible in the evening sky, becoming accessible around 19:56 (GMT+08), 85° above your southern horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 19:57, 85° above your southern horizon. It will continue to be observable until around 00:29, when it sinks below 21° above your western horizon.
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