Objects in your sky: Planets
by Dominic Ford
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The Moon is 12 days old, waxing gibbous, and is approaching full moon. From London, it is visible in the evening sky, becoming accessible around 16:18 (GMT), 20° above your eastern horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 21:41, 54° above your southern horizon. It will continue to be observable until around 04:46, when it sinks below -4° above your north-western horizon.
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Mercury is visible as a morning object, having recently passed greatest elongation west. From London, however, it is not observable – it will reach its highest point in the sky during daytime and is no higher than 9° above the horizon at dawn.
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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 2° 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 4° 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 20:00, when it reaches an altitude of 7° above your north-eastern horizon. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 02:59, 59° above your southern horizon. It will be lost to dawn twilight around 07:18, 32° above your western horizon.
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Saturn is currently an early evening object, now receding into evening twilight. From London, it is visible in the evening sky, becoming accessible around 16:45 (GMT), 27° above your south-eastern horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 18:57, 34° above your southern horizon. It will continue to be observable until around 23:18, when it sinks below 11° above your south-western horizon.
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Uranus recently passed opposition. From London, it is visible between 17:37 and 04:19. It will become accessible at around 17:37, when it rises to an altitude of 21° above your eastern horizon. It will reach its highest point in the sky at 22:58, 58° above your southern horizon. It will become inaccessible at around 04:19 when it sinks below 21° above your western horizon.
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Neptune is currently an early evening object, now receding into evening twilight. From London, it is visible in the evening sky, becoming accessible around 17:22 (GMT), 32° above your south-eastern horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 19:11, 36° above your southern horizon. It will continue to be observable until around 22:33, when it sinks below 21° above your south-western horizon.
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