Objects in your sky: Planets
by Dominic Ford
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The Moon is 9 days old, waxing gibbous, and recently passed first quarter. From Kuala Lumpur, it is visible in the evening sky, becoming accessible around 19:13 (GMT+08), 75° above your south-eastern horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 20:08, 77° above your south-western horizon. It will continue to be observable until around 01:43, when it sinks below -6° above your western horizon.
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Mercury is emerging into the morning sky as it approaches greatest elongation west. From Kuala Lumpur, it is not observable – it will reach its highest point in the sky during daytime and is no higher than 8° above the horizon at dawn.
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Venus will soon pass behind the Sun. 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 dawn.
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Mars 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 0° above the horizon at dusk.
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Jupiter is currently visible as a morning object. From Kuala Lumpur, it is visible in the morning sky, becoming accessible around 22:55, when it reaches an altitude of 7° above your eastern horizon. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 04:26, 71° above your northern horizon. It will be lost to dawn twilight around 06:46, 51° above your north-western horizon.
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Saturn is currently an early evening object, now receding into evening twilight. From Kuala Lumpur, it is visible in the evening sky, becoming accessible around 19:29 (GMT+08), 74° above your south-eastern horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 20:23, 82° above your southern horizon. It will continue to be observable until around 01:35, when it sinks below 11° above your western horizon.
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Uranus recently passed opposition. From Kuala Lumpur, it is visible in the evening sky, becoming accessible around 19:52 (GMT+08), 21° above your eastern horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 00:28, 73° above your northern horizon. It will continue to be observable until around 05:02, when it sinks below 21° above your western horizon.
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Neptune is currently an early evening object, now receding into evening twilight. From Kuala Lumpur, it is visible in the evening sky, becoming accessible around 19:52 (GMT+08), 77° above your eastern horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 20:37, 85° above your southern horizon. It will continue to be observable until around 01:08, when it sinks below 21° above your western horizon.
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