Objects in your sky: Planets
by Dominic Ford
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The Moon is 12 days old, waxing gibbous, and is approaching full moon. From Kuala Lumpur, it is visible from soon after it rises, at 17:42, until soon before it sets at 05:48.
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Mercury will soon pass behind the Sun. From Kuala Lumpur, however, it will become visible at around 19:33 (GMT+08), 10° above your north-western horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then sink towards the horizon, setting 1 hour and 4 minutes after the Sun at 20:22.
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Venus will soon pass behind the Sun. From Kuala Lumpur, however, it will become visible at around 19:32 (GMT+08), 28° above your north-western horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then sink towards the horizon, setting 2 hours and 25 minutes after the Sun at 21:43.
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Mars recently passed behind the Sun at solar conjunction. From Kuala Lumpur, however, it is visible in the dawn sky, rising at 05:00 (GMT+08) – 1 hour and 59 minutes before the Sun – and reaching an altitude of 20° above the eastern horizon before fading from view as dawn breaks at around 06:26.
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Jupiter recently passed behind the Sun at solar conjunction. From Kuala Lumpur, however, it will become visible at around 19:32 (GMT+08), 40° above your north-western horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then sink towards the horizon, setting 3 hours and 15 minutes after the Sun at 22:33.
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Saturn recently passed behind the Sun at solar conjunction. From Kuala Lumpur, however, it is visible in the dawn sky, rising at 03:30 (GMT+08) – 3 hours and 29 minutes before the Sun – and reaching an altitude of 44° above the eastern horizon before fading from view as dawn breaks at around 06:31.
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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 5° from it.
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Neptune recently passed behind the Sun at solar conjunction. From Kuala Lumpur, however, it is visible in the dawn sky, rising at 03:00 (GMT+08) – 3 hours and 59 minutes before the Sun – and reaching an altitude of 45° above the eastern horizon before fading from view as dawn breaks at around 06:06.
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