Objects in your sky: Planets
by Dominic Ford
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The Moon is a 25-day-old waning crescent, and is approaching new moon. From Kuala Lumpur, it is visible from soon after it rises, at 02:35, until soon before it sets at 15:06.
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Mercury will soon pass in front of the Sun at inferior solar conjunction. From Kuala Lumpur, 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 Kuala Lumpur, it will become visible at around 19:40 (GMT+08), 36° above your western horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then sink towards the horizon, setting 2 hours and 48 minutes after the Sun at 22:14.
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Mars is currently emerging from behind the Sun. From Kuala Lumpur, it is visible in the dawn sky, rising at 04:15 (GMT+08) – 2 hours and 52 minutes before the Sun – and reaching an altitude of 31° above the north-eastern horizon before fading from view as dawn breaks at around 06:33.
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Jupiter recently passed behind the Sun at solar conjunction. From Kuala Lumpur, however, it will become visible at around 19:40 (GMT+08), 9° above your western horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then sink towards the horizon, setting 57 minutes after the Sun at 20:23.
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Saturn is currently emerging from behind the Sun. From Kuala Lumpur, it is visible in the dawn sky, rising at 00:54 (GMT+08) and reaching an altitude of 85° above the eastern horizon before fading from view as dawn breaks at around 06:40.
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Uranus recently passed behind the Sun at solar conjunction. From Kuala Lumpur, however, it is visible in the dawn sky, rising at 04:01 (GMT+08) – 3 hours and 6 minutes before the Sun – and reaching an altitude of 30° above the north-eastern horizon before fading from view as dawn breaks at around 06:14.
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Neptune is currently emerging from behind the Sun. From Kuala Lumpur, it is visible in the dawn sky, rising at 00:16 (GMT+08) and reaching an altitude of 86° above the south-eastern horizon before fading from view as dawn breaks at around 06:14.
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