Objects in your sky: Planets
by Dominic Ford
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The Moon is 13 days old, waxing gibbous, and is approaching full moon. From London, it is visible from soon after it rises, at 19:34, until soon before it sets at 04:48.
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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 2° below the horizon at dawn.
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Venus will soon pass behind the Sun. From London, however, it will become visible at around 20:46 (BST), 17° above your western horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then sink towards the horizon, setting 2 hours and 34 minutes after the Sun at 22:56.
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Mars 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 3° below the horizon at dawn.
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Jupiter recently passed behind the Sun at solar conjunction. From London, however, it will become visible at around 20:46 (BST), 44° above your western horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then sink towards the horizon, setting at 01:53.
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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 1° below the horizon at dawn.
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Uranus recently passed behind the Sun at solar conjunction. From London, it is not readily observable since it is very close to the Sun, at a separation of only 19° from it.
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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 6° below the horizon at dawn.
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