Objects in your sky: Planets

by Dominic Ford

The visibility of the planets on

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Kuala Lumpur
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Rise08:38
Set20:53

The Moon is a 1 day-old waxing crescent, and recently passed new moon. From Kuala Lumpur, it will become visible at around 19:40 (GMT+08), 17° above your western horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then sink towards the horizon, setting 1 hour and 26 minutes after the Sun at 20:53.

17 Feb 2026  –  New Moon
24 Feb 2026  –  Moon at First Quarter
03 Mar 2026  –  Full Moon
11 Mar 2026  –  Moon at Last Quarter
Rise08:29
Set20:32

Mercury is emerging into the evening sky as it approaches greatest elongation east. From Kuala Lumpur, it will become visible at around 19:43 (GMT+08), 11° above your western horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then sink towards the horizon, setting 1 hour and 3 minutes after the Sun at 20:30.

Rise08:06
Set20:07

Venus recently passed behind the Sun at superior 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 5° above the horizon at dusk.

Rise06:51
Set18:49

Mars will soon pass 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 9° from it.

24 Feb 2025  –  Mars ends retrograde motion
10 Jan 2027  –  Mars enters retrograde motion
19 Feb 2027  –  Mars at opposition
20 Feb 2027  –  Mars at perigee
Rise16:14
Set04:29

Jupiter is currently an early evening object. From Kuala Lumpur, it is visible in the evening sky, becoming accessible around 19:40 (GMT+08), 46° above your north-eastern horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 22:22, 70° above your northern horizon. It will continue to be observable until around 03:52, when it sinks below 7° above your western horizon.

10 Jan 2026  –  Jupiter at opposition
11 Mar 2026  –  Jupiter ends retrograde motion
13 Dec 2026  –  Jupiter enters retrograde motion
11 Feb 2027  –  Jupiter at opposition
Rise09:18
Set21:22

Saturn will soon pass behind the Sun at solar conjunction. From Kuala Lumpur, it will become visible at around 19:56 (GMT+08), 20° above your western horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then sink towards the horizon, setting 1 hour and 55 minutes after the Sun at 21:22.

28 Nov 2025  –  Saturn ends retrograde motion
27 Jul 2026  –  Saturn enters retrograde motion
04 Oct 2026  –  Saturn at opposition
11 Dec 2026  –  Saturn ends retrograde motion
Rise12:48
Set01:02

Uranus is currently an early evening object, now receding into evening twilight. From Kuala Lumpur, it will become visible at around 20:17 (GMT+08), 64° above your north-western horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then sink towards the horizon, setting at 01:02.

04 Feb 2026  –  Uranus ends retrograde motion
11 Sep 2026  –  Uranus enters retrograde motion
26 Nov 2026  –  Uranus at opposition
08 Feb 2027  –  Uranus ends retrograde motion
Rise09:17
Set21:21

Neptune 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 no higher than 15° above the horizon at dusk.

10 Dec 2025  –  Neptune ends retrograde motion
07 Jul 2026  –  Neptune enters retrograde motion
26 Sep 2026  –  Neptune at opposition
13 Dec 2026  –  Neptune ends retrograde motion

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