Objects in your sky: Planets

by Dominic Ford

The visibility of the planets on

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London
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Rise20:54
Set13:17

The Moon is a 21-day-old waning crescent, and recently passed last quarter. From London, it is visible in the morning sky, becoming accessible around 21:57, when it reaches an altitude of 4° above your north-eastern horizon. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 05:15, 57° above your southern horizon. It will be lost to dawn twilight around 06:46, 55° above your south-western horizon.

05 Nov 2025  –  Full Moon
12 Nov 2025  –  Moon at Last Quarter
20 Nov 2025  –  New Moon
28 Nov 2025  –  Moon at First Quarter
Rise08:59
Set16:45

Mercury is visible as an evening object, having recently passed greatest elongation east. From London, however, it is not observable – it will reach its highest point in the sky during daytime and is 2° below the horizon at dusk.

Rise05:49
Set15:52

Venus 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 no higher than 7° above the horizon at dawn.

Rise08:41
Set16:52

Mars 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 3° 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
Rise20:23
Set12:26

Jupiter is currently visible as a morning object. From London, it is visible in the morning sky, becoming accessible around 21:27, when it reaches an altitude of 7° above your north-eastern horizon. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 04:25, 59° above your southern horizon. It will be lost to dawn twilight around 06:46, 49° above your south-western horizon.

04 Feb 2025  –  Jupiter ends retrograde motion
11 Nov 2025  –  Jupiter enters retrograde motion
10 Jan 2026  –  Jupiter at opposition
11 Mar 2026  –  Jupiter ends retrograde motion
Rise14:38
Set02:03

Saturn is currently an early evening object. From London, it is visible in the evening sky, becoming accessible around 17:03 (GMT), 20° above your south-eastern horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 20:21, 34° above your southern horizon. It will continue to be observable until around 00:43, when it sinks below 11° above your western horizon.

21 Sep 2025  –  Saturn at opposition
28 Nov 2025  –  Saturn ends retrograde motion
26 Jul 2026  –  Saturn enters retrograde motion
04 Oct 2026  –  Saturn at opposition
Rise16:35
Set08:20

Uranus is currently approaching opposition. From London, it is visible in the morning sky, becoming accessible around 19:06, when it reaches an altitude of 21° above your eastern horizon. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 00:28, 58° above your southern horizon. It will be lost to dawn twilight around 05:45, 21° above your western horizon.

06 Sep 2025  –  Uranus enters retrograde motion
21 Nov 2025  –  Uranus at opposition
04 Feb 2026  –  Uranus ends retrograde motion
10 Sep 2026  –  Uranus enters retrograde motion
Rise14:39
Set02:30

Neptune is currently an early evening object. From London, it is visible in the evening sky, becoming accessible around 17:39 (GMT), 25° above your south-eastern horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 20:34, 36° above your southern horizon. It will continue to be observable until around 23:56, when it sinks below 21° above your south-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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