Objects in your sky: Planets

by Dominic Ford

The visibility of the planets on

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London
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Rise18:43
Set04:15

The Moon is 14 days old, waning gibbous, and recently passed full moon. From London, it is visible between 19:45 and 03:14. It will become accessible at around 19:45, when it rises to an altitude of 2° above your south-eastern horizon. It will reach its highest point in the sky at --:--, 18° above your southern horizon. It will become inaccessible at around 03:14 when it sinks below 4° above your south-western horizon.

04 May 2025  –  Moon at First Quarter
12 May 2025  –  Full Moon
20 May 2025  –  Moon at Last Quarter
27 May 2025  –  New Moon
Rise04:48
Set18:35

Mercury remains just about visible as a morning object, now well past greatest elongation west and returning closer to the Sun. From London, however, it is not observable – it will reach its highest point in the sky during daytime and is 1° below the horizon at dawn.

Rise03:52
Set16:23

Venus is emerging into the morning sky as it approaches greatest elongation west. From London, it is visible in the dawn sky, rising at 03:51 (BST) – 1 hour and 21 minutes before the Sun – and reaching an altitude of 8° above the eastern horizon before fading from view as dawn breaks at around 04:48.

Rise10:44
Set02:23

Mars is currently an early evening object. From London, it will become visible at around 21:38 (BST), 41° above your south-western horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then sink towards the horizon, setting at 02:23.

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
Rise06:58
Set23:26

Jupiter will soon pass behind the Sun at solar conjunction. From London, it will become visible at around 21:03 (BST), 18° above your western horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then sink towards the horizon, setting 2 hours and 46 minutes after the Sun at 23:25.

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
Rise03:49
Set15:31

Saturn recently passed 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 3° above the horizon at dawn.

06 May 2025  –  Equinox on Saturn
13 Jul 2025  –  Saturn enters retrograde motion
21 Sep 2025  –  Saturn at opposition
28 Nov 2025  –  Saturn ends retrograde motion
Rise05:31
Set21:07

Uranus 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 9° below the horizon at dusk.

30 Jan 2025  –  Uranus ends retrograde motion
06 Sep 2025  –  Uranus enters retrograde motion
21 Nov 2025  –  Uranus at opposition
04 Feb 2026  –  Uranus ends retrograde motion
Rise03:48
Set15:48

Neptune recently passed 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 4° below the horizon at dawn.

07 Dec 2024  –  Neptune ends retrograde motion
04 Jul 2025  –  Neptune enters retrograde motion
23 Sep 2025  –  Neptune at opposition
10 Dec 2025  –  Neptune ends retrograde motion

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