Objects in your sky: Planets

by Dominic Ford

The visibility of the planets on

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Chichester
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Rise15:58
Set09:56

The Moon is 16 days old, waning gibbous, and recently passed full moon. From Chichester, it is visible in the morning sky, becoming accessible around 17:07, when it reaches an altitude of 4° above your north-eastern horizon. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 00:58, 65° above your southern horizon. It will be lost to dawn twilight around 07:23, 19° above your western horizon.

04 Dec 2025  –  Full Moon
11 Dec 2025  –  Moon at Last Quarter
20 Dec 2025  –  New Moon
27 Dec 2025  –  Moon at First Quarter
Rise05:49
Set15:08

Mercury is visible as a morning object, having recently passed greatest elongation west. From Chichester, it is visible in the dawn sky, rising at 05:47 (GMT) – 2 hours and 0 minutes before the Sun – and reaching an altitude of 10° above the south-eastern horizon before fading from view as dawn breaks at around 07:15.

Rise07:08
Set15:33

Venus 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 1° above the horizon at dawn.

Rise08:37
Set16:22

Mars will soon pass 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 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
Rise18:45
Set10:45

Jupiter is currently visible as a morning object. From Chichester, it is visible in the morning sky, becoming accessible around 19:48, when it reaches an altitude of 7° above your north-eastern horizon. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 02:45, 60° above your southern horizon. It will be lost to dawn twilight around 07:23, 29° 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
Rise13:01
Set00:27

Saturn is currently an early evening object, now receding into evening twilight. From Chichester, it is visible in the evening sky, becoming accessible around 16:48 (GMT), 29° above your south-eastern horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 18:44, 34° above your southern horizon. It will continue to be observable until around 23:07, when it sinks below 11° above your 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
Rise14:56
Set06:32

Uranus recently passed opposition. From Chichester, it is visible in the evening sky, becoming accessible around 17:25 (GMT), 21° above your eastern horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 22:44, 58° above your southern horizon. It will continue to be observable until around 04:05, 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
Rise13:02
Set00:53

Neptune is currently an early evening object, now receding into evening twilight. From Chichester, it is visible in the evening sky, becoming accessible around 17:25 (GMT), 33° above your south-eastern horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 18:58, 37° above your southern horizon. It will continue to be observable until around 22:22, 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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