Objects in your sky: Planets

by Dominic Ford

The visibility of the planets on

From location

Kuala Lumpur
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Rise22:41
Set10:47

The Moon is 19 days old, waning gibbous, and is approaching last quarter. From Kuala Lumpur, it is visible from soon after it rises, at 22:41, until soon before it sets at 10:47.

31 May 2026  –  Blue Moon
08 Jun 2026  –  Moon at Last Quarter
15 Jun 2026  –  New Moon
22 Jun 2026  –  Moon at First Quarter
Rise08:34
Set20:51

Mercury will soon pass behind the Sun. From Kuala Lumpur, however, it will become visible at around 19:39 (GMT+08), 14° above your north-western horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then sink towards the horizon, setting 1 hour and 29 minutes after the Sun at 20:48.

Rise09:37
Set21:53

Venus will soon pass behind the Sun. From Kuala Lumpur, however, it will become visible at around 19:33 (GMT+08), 30° above your north-western horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then sink towards the horizon, setting 2 hours and 32 minutes after the Sun at 21:51.

Rise04:54
Set17:05

Mars recently passed behind the Sun at solar conjunction. From Kuala Lumpur, however, it is visible in the dawn sky, rising at 04:52 (GMT+08) – 2 hours and 8 minutes before the Sun – and reaching an altitude of 21° above the eastern horizon before fading from view as dawn breaks at around 06:26.

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
Rise09:56
Set22:11

Jupiter recently passed behind the Sun at solar conjunction. From Kuala Lumpur, however, it will become visible at around 19:33 (GMT+08), 35° above your north-western horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then sink towards the horizon, setting 2 hours and 52 minutes after the Sun at 22:11.

11 Mar 2026  –  Jupiter ends retrograde motion
13 Dec 2026  –  Jupiter enters retrograde motion
11 Feb 2027  –  Jupiter at opposition
13 Apr 2027  –  Jupiter ends retrograde motion
Rise03:04
Set15:10

Saturn is currently emerging from behind the Sun. From Kuala Lumpur, it is visible in the dawn sky, rising at 03:04 (GMT+08) – 3 hours and 56 minutes before the Sun – and reaching an altitude of 51° above the eastern horizon before fading from view as dawn breaks at around 06:32.

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
Rise06:11
Set18:25

Uranus 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 11° from it.

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
Rise02:33
Set14:37

Neptune is currently emerging from behind the Sun. From Kuala Lumpur, it is visible in the dawn sky, rising at 02:32 (GMT+08) and reaching an altitude of 52° above the eastern horizon before fading from view as dawn breaks at around 06:07.

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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