Objects in your sky: Planets
by Dominic Ford
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The Moon is 7 days old, waxing gibbous, and recently passed first quarter. From London, it is visible in the evening sky, becoming accessible around 17:18 (GMT), 58° above your south-eastern horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 18:10, 58° above your southern horizon. It will continue to be observable until around 01:33, when it sinks below -2° above your north-western horizon.
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Mercury will soon pass behind the Sun. From London, it is not observable – it will reach its highest point in the sky during daytime and is 4° below the horizon at dawn.
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Venus is visible as an evening object, having recently passed greatest elongation east. From London, it will become visible at around 17:18 (GMT), 32° above your south-western horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then sink towards the horizon, setting at 21:08.
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Mars recently passed opposition. From London, it is visible in the evening sky, becoming accessible around 17:19 (GMT), 29° above your eastern horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 22:20, 64° above your southern horizon. It will continue to be observable until around 05:46, when it sinks below 7° above your north-western horizon.
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Jupiter is currently an early evening object. From London, it is visible in the evening sky, becoming accessible around 17:18 (GMT), 50° above your south-eastern horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 19:33, 60° above your southern horizon. It will continue to be observable until around 02:33, when it sinks below 7° above your north-western horizon.
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Saturn will soon pass behind the Sun at solar conjunction. From London, it will become visible at around 17:46 (GMT), 16° above your south-western horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then sink towards the horizon, setting 2 hours and 47 minutes after the Sun at 19:43.
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Uranus is currently an early evening object, now receding into evening twilight. From London, it will become visible at around 18:18 (GMT), 56° above your southern horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then sink towards the horizon, setting at 02:00.
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Neptune will soon pass behind the Sun at solar conjunction. From London, it is not observable – it will reach its highest point in the sky during daytime and is no higher than 20° above the horizon at dusk.
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