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 Chichester, it will become visible around 21:44 (BST), 25° above your south-western horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then sink towards the horizon, setting 3 hours and 28 minutes after the Sun at 00:45.
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Mercury will soon pass behind the Sun. From Chichester, 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.
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Venus remains just about visible as a morning object, now well past greatest elongation west and returning closer to the Sun. From Chichester, it is visible in the dawn sky, rising at 03:01 (BST) – 1 hour and 53 minutes before the Sun – and reaching an altitude of 11° above the eastern horizon before fading from view as dawn breaks around 04:27.
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Mars is currently emerging from behind the Sun. From Chichester, it is visible in the dawn sky, rising at 01:08 (BST) – 3 hours and 46 minutes before the Sun – and reaching an altitude of 26° above the eastern horizon before fading from view as dawn breaks around 04:01.
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Jupiter is currently emerging from behind the Sun. From Chichester, it is visible in the dawn sky, rising at 00:23 (BST) and reaching an altitude of 33° above the south-eastern horizon before fading from view as dawn breaks around 04:27.
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Saturn is currently visible as a morning object. From Chichester, it is visible in the morning sky, becoming accessible around 00:29, when it reaches an altitude of 10° above your south-eastern horizon. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 03:54, 24° above your southern horizon. It will be lost to dawn twilight around 04:01, 24° above your southern horizon.
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Uranus recently passed behind the Sun at solar conjunction. From Chichester, 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.
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Neptune is currently emerging from behind the Sun. From Chichester, it is visible in the dawn sky, rising at 00:01 (BST) and reaching an altitude of 23° above the south-eastern horizon before fading from view as dawn breaks around 02:47.
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