The Moon is a 27-day-old waning crescent, and is approaching new moon. From Chichester, it is visible from soon after it rises, at 04:59, until soon before it sets at 14:04. Always take extreme caution when trying to make daytime observations of the Moon while the Sun is above the horizon.

Mercury is visible as an evening object, having recently passed greatest elongation east. From Chichester, however, 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 dusk.

Venus is visible as a morning object, having recently passed greatest elongation west. From Chichester, it is visible in the dawn sky, rising at 03:58 (GMT) – 3 hours and 53 minutes before the Sun – and reaching an altitude of 24° above the south-eastern horizon before fading from view as dawn breaks at around 07:27.

Mars recently passed behind the Sun at solar conjunction. From Chichester, it is not readily observable since it is very close to the Sun, at a separation of only 6° from it.

Jupiter is currently an early evening object. From Chichester, it is visible in the evening sky, becoming accessible around 16:21 (GMT), 21° above your eastern horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 21:02, 51° above your southern horizon. It will continue to be observable until around 03:12, when it sinks below 7° above your western horizon.

Saturn is currently an early evening object, now receding into evening twilight. From Chichester, it is visible in the evening sky, becoming accessible around 16:45 (GMT), 26° above your southern horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 17:02, 26° above your southern horizon. It will continue to be observable until around 20:36, when it sinks below 11° above your south-western horizon.

Uranus recently passed opposition. From Chichester, it is visible in the evening sky, becoming accessible around 17:24 (GMT), 27° above your eastern horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 21:54, 56° above your southern horizon. It will continue to be observable until around 03:04, when it sinks below 21° above your western horizon.

Neptune is currently an early evening object, now receding into evening twilight. From Chichester, it is visible in the evening sky, becoming accessible around 17:24 (GMT), 34° above your southern horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 18:28, 35° above your southern horizon. It will continue to be observable until around 21:41, when it sinks below 21° above your south-western horizon.