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 04:21, until soon before it sets at 16:33.
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Mercury is visible as a morning object, having recently passed greatest elongation west. From Kuala Lumpur, it is visible in the dawn sky, rising at 05:37 (GMT+08) – 1 hour and 28 minutes before the Sun – and reaching an altitude of 16° above the eastern horizon before fading from view as dawn breaks at around 06:44.
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Venus will soon pass behind the Sun. From Kuala Lumpur, however, it will become visible at around 19:31 (GMT+08), 17° above your western horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then sink towards the horizon, setting 1 hour and 28 minutes after the Sun at 20:46.
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Mars recently passed 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 9° above the horizon at dawn.
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Jupiter recently passed behind the Sun at solar conjunction. From Kuala Lumpur, however, it will become visible at around 19:31 (GMT+08), 68° 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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Saturn recently passed 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 6° above the horizon at dawn.
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Uranus recently passed 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 20° above the horizon at dusk.
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Neptune 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 21° from it.
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