Objects in your sky: Planets
by Dominic Ford
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The Moon is 18 days old, waning gibbous, and is approaching last quarter. From Kuala Lumpur, it is visible from soon after it rises, at 21:25, until soon before it sets at 09:32.
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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 15° 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 19:39 (GMT+08), 35° above your western horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then sink towards the horizon, setting 2 hours and 47 minutes after the Sun at 22:12.
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Mars is currently emerging from behind the Sun. From Kuala Lumpur, it is visible in the dawn sky, rising at 04:23 (GMT+08) – 2 hours and 42 minutes before the Sun – and reaching an altitude of 29° above the eastern horizon before fading from view as dawn breaks at around 06:31.
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Jupiter recently passed behind the Sun at solar conjunction. From Kuala Lumpur, however, it will become visible at around 19:39 (GMT+08), 14° above your western horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then sink towards the horizon, setting 1 hour and 19 minutes after the Sun at 20:44.
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Saturn is currently emerging from behind the Sun. From Kuala Lumpur, it is visible in the dawn sky, rising at 01:21 (GMT+08) and reaching an altitude of 78° above the eastern horizon before fading from view as dawn breaks at around 06:38.
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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 04:27 (GMT+08) – 2 hours and 38 minutes before the Sun – and reaching an altitude of 23° above the eastern horizon before fading from view as dawn breaks at around 06:12.
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Neptune is currently emerging from behind the Sun. From Kuala Lumpur, it is visible in the dawn sky, rising at 00:43 (GMT+08) and reaching an altitude of 81° above the eastern horizon before fading from view as dawn breaks at around 06:12.
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