Objects in your sky: Planets
by Dominic Ford
|
|
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.
|
|
|
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.
|
|
|
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.
|
|
|
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.
|
|
|
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.
|
|
|
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.
|
|
|
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.
|
|
|
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.
|
Share