Objects in your sky: Planets

by Dominic Ford

The visibility of the planets on

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London
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Rise13:58
Set05:48

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.

28 Nov 2025  –  Moon at First Quarter
04 Dec 2025  –  Full Moon
11 Dec 2025  –  Moon at Last Quarter
20 Dec 2025  –  New Moon
Rise05:48
Set15:13

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.

Rise06:57
Set15:29

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.

Rise08:40
Set16:21

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.

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
Rise18:56
Set11:02

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.

11 Nov 2025  –  Jupiter enters retrograde motion
10 Jan 2026  –  Jupiter at opposition
11 Mar 2026  –  Jupiter ends retrograde motion
13 Dec 2026  –  Jupiter enters retrograde motion
Rise13:15
Set00:40

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.

28 Nov 2025  –  Saturn ends retrograde motion
26 Jul 2026  –  Saturn enters retrograde motion
04 Oct 2026  –  Saturn at opposition
11 Dec 2026  –  Saturn ends retrograde motion
Rise15:07
Set06:49

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.

21 Nov 2025  –  Uranus at opposition
04 Feb 2026  –  Uranus ends retrograde motion
10 Sep 2026  –  Uranus enters retrograde motion
25 Nov 2026  –  Uranus at opposition
Rise13:16
Set01:07

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.

23 Sep 2025  –  Neptune at opposition
10 Dec 2025  –  Neptune ends retrograde motion
07 Jul 2026  –  Neptune enters retrograde motion
26 Sep 2026  –  Neptune at opposition

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