Objects in your sky: Planets
by Dominic Ford
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The Moon is 14 days old, waning gibbous, and recently passed full moon. From London, it is visible from soon after it rises, at 21:05, until soon before it sets at 03:58.
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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 no higher than 7° above the horizon at dusk.
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Venus will soon pass behind the Sun. From London, however, it will become visible at around 21:33 (BST), 17° above your western horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then sink towards the horizon, setting 2 hours and 44 minutes after the Sun at 23:50.
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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 0° 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 21:33 (BST), 21° above your western horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then sink towards the horizon, setting 3 hours and 5 minutes after the Sun at 00:11.
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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 no higher than 7° above 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 7° from it.
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Neptune is currently emerging from 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 0° above the horizon at dawn.
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