Objects in your sky: Planets
by Dominic Ford
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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