Objects in your sky: Planets
by Dominic Ford
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The Moon is 7 days old, waxing gibbous, and recently passed first quarter. From London, it is visible in the evening sky, becoming accessible around 17:02 (GMT), 12° above your southern horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 17:18, 11° above your southern horizon. It will continue to be observable until around 19:24, when it sinks below 4° above your south-western horizon.
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Mercury is emerging into the evening sky as it approaches greatest elongation east. From London, it is not observable – it will reach its highest point in the sky during daytime and is 0° below the horizon at dusk.
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Venus will soon pass behind the Sun. From London, however, it is visible in the dawn sky, rising at 05:01 (GMT) – 1 hour and 43 minutes before the Sun – and reaching an altitude of 11° above the south-eastern horizon before fading from view as dawn breaks at around 06:22.
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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 2° below the horizon at dusk.
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Jupiter is currently emerging from behind the Sun. From London, it is visible in the morning sky, becoming accessible around 22:20, when it reaches an altitude of 7° above your north-eastern horizon. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 05:18, 59° above your southern horizon. It will be lost to dawn twilight around 06:22, 57° above your south-western horizon.
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Saturn recently passed opposition. From London, it is visible in the evening sky, becoming accessible around 17:24 (GMT), 15° above your south-eastern horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 21:18, 34° above your southern horizon. It will continue to be observable until around 01:42, when it sinks below 11° above your western horizon.
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Uranus is currently approaching opposition and is visible as a morning object. From London, it is visible in the morning sky, becoming accessible around 20:03, when it reaches an altitude of 21° above your eastern horizon. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 01:25, 58° above your southern horizon. It will be lost to dawn twilight around 05:23, 34° above your western horizon.
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Neptune recently passed opposition. From London, it is visible between 18:08 and 00:53. It will become accessible at around 18:08, when it rises to an altitude of 21° above your south-eastern horizon. It will reach its highest point in the sky at 21:30, 37° above your southern horizon. It will become inaccessible at around 00:53 when it sinks below 21° above your south-western horizon.
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