Objects in your sky: Planets

by Dominic Ford

The visibility of the planets on

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Kuala Lumpur
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Rise17:20
Set05:25

The Moon is 14 days old, waning gibbous, and recently passed full moon. From Kuala Lumpur, it is visible in the evening sky, becoming accessible around 19:40 (GMT+08), 17° above your south-eastern horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at --:--, 58° above your southern horizon. It will continue to be observable until around 04:48, when it sinks below 6° above your south-western horizon.

03 Jul 2025  –  Moon at First Quarter
11 Jul 2025  –  Full Moon
18 Jul 2025  –  Moon at Last Quarter
25 Jul 2025  –  New Moon
Rise08:54
Set21:06

Mercury is visible as an evening object, having recently passed greatest elongation east. From Kuala Lumpur, it will become visible at around 19:55 (GMT+08), 15° above your western horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then sink towards the horizon, setting 1 hour and 39 minutes after the Sun at 21:05.

Rise04:10
Set16:23

Venus is visible as a morning object, having recently passed greatest elongation west. From Kuala Lumpur, it is visible in the dawn sky, rising at 04:07 (GMT+08) – 3 hours and 0 minutes before the Sun – and reaching an altitude of 38° above the eastern horizon before fading from view as dawn breaks at around 06:53.

Rise10:54
Set23:02

Mars is currently an early evening object, now receding into evening twilight. From Kuala Lumpur, it will become visible at around 20:02 (GMT+08), 43° above your western horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then sink towards the horizon, setting 3 hours and 35 minutes after the Sun at 23:01.

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
Rise06:23
Set18:39

Jupiter 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.

04 Feb 2025  –  Jupiter ends retrograde motion
12 Nov 2025  –  Jupiter enters retrograde motion
10 Jan 2026  –  Jupiter at opposition
11 Mar 2026  –  Jupiter ends retrograde motion
Rise00:12
Set12:16

Saturn is currently emerging from behind the Sun. From Kuala Lumpur, it is visible in the morning sky, becoming accessible around 01:00, when it reaches an altitude of 11° above your eastern horizon. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 06:14, 85° above your southern horizon. It will be lost to dawn twilight around 06:38, 82° above your south-western horizon.

06 May 2025  –  Equinox on Saturn
13 Jul 2025  –  Saturn enters retrograde motion
21 Sep 2025  –  Saturn at opposition
28 Nov 2025  –  Saturn ends retrograde motion
Rise03:47
Set16:01

Uranus recently passed behind the Sun at solar conjunction. From Kuala Lumpur, however, it is visible in the dawn sky, rising at 03:47 (GMT+08) – 3 hours and 20 minutes before the Sun – and reaching an altitude of 33° above the eastern horizon before fading from view as dawn breaks at around 06:14.

31 Jan 2025  –  Uranus ends retrograde motion
06 Sep 2025  –  Uranus enters retrograde motion
21 Nov 2025  –  Uranus at opposition
04 Feb 2026  –  Uranus ends retrograde motion
Rise00:11
Set12:15

Neptune is currently emerging from behind the Sun. From Kuala Lumpur, it is visible in the morning sky, becoming accessible around 01:41, when it reaches an altitude of 21° above your eastern horizon. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 06:13, 86° above your southern horizon. It will be lost to dawn twilight around 06:14, 86° above your southern horizon.

05 Jul 2025  –  Neptune enters retrograde motion
23 Sep 2025  –  Neptune at opposition
10 Dec 2025  –  Neptune ends retrograde motion
07 Jul 2026  –  Neptune enters retrograde motion

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101.69°E
GMT+08

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