Objects in your sky: Planets

by Dominic Ford

The visibility of the planets on

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Kuala Lumpur
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Rise22:40
Set11:09

The Moon is 19 days old, waning gibbous, and is approaching last quarter. From Kuala Lumpur, it is visible in the morning sky, becoming accessible around 23:15, when it reaches an altitude of 7° above your eastern horizon. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 04:55, 76° above your northern horizon. It will be lost to dawn twilight around 06:50, 57° above your north-western horizon.

05 Dec 2025  –  Full Moon
12 Dec 2025  –  Moon at Last Quarter
20 Dec 2025  –  New Moon
28 Dec 2025  –  Moon at First Quarter
Rise05:40
Set17:37

Mercury remains just about visible as a morning object, now well past greatest elongation west and returning closer to the Sun. From Kuala Lumpur, it is visible in the dawn sky, rising at 05:38 (GMT+08) – 1 hour and 26 minutes before the Sun – and reaching an altitude of 15° above the eastern horizon before fading from view as dawn breaks at around 06:46.

Rise06:37
Set18:32

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 2° above the horizon at dawn.

Rise07:41
Set19:35

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 1° below the horizon at dusk.

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
Rise21:36
Set09:51

Jupiter is currently approaching opposition and is visible as a morning object. From Kuala Lumpur, it is visible in the morning sky, becoming accessible around 22:13, when it reaches an altitude of 7° above your eastern horizon. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 03:43, 71° above your northern horizon. It will be lost to dawn twilight around 06:50, 40° above your north-western horizon.

12 Nov 2025  –  Jupiter enters retrograde motion
10 Jan 2026  –  Jupiter at opposition
11 Mar 2026  –  Jupiter ends retrograde motion
13 Dec 2026  –  Jupiter enters retrograde motion
Rise13:42
Set01:45

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 19:33 (GMT+08), 82° above your southern horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 19:44, 82° above your southern horizon. It will continue to be observable until around 00:56, when it sinks below 11° above your western horizon.

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
Rise17:36
Set05:50

Uranus recently passed opposition. From Kuala Lumpur, it is visible in the evening sky, becoming accessible around 19:56 (GMT+08), 32° above your eastern horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 23:43, 73° above your northern horizon. It will continue to be observable until around 04:17, when it sinks below 21° above your western horizon.

21 Nov 2025  –  Uranus at opposition
04 Feb 2026  –  Uranus ends retrograde motion
11 Sep 2026  –  Uranus enters retrograde motion
26 Nov 2026  –  Uranus at opposition
Rise13:55
Set01:59

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 19:56 (GMT+08), 85° above your southern horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 19:57, 85° above your southern horizon. It will continue to be observable until around 00:29, when it sinks below 21° above your western horizon.

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

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