Objects in your sky: Planets
by Dominic Ford
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The Moon is 20 days old, waning gibbous, and is approaching last quarter. From Chichester, it is visible in the morning sky, becoming accessible around 21:26, when it reaches an altitude of 4° above your north-eastern horizon. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 04:45, 58° above your southern horizon. It will be lost to dawn twilight around 07:03, 50° above your south-western horizon.
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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 1° above the horizon at dusk.
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Venus is emerging into the evening sky as it approaches greatest elongation east. From Chichester, it will become visible at around 16:31 (GMT), 10° above your south-western horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then sink towards the horizon, setting 2 hours and 20 minutes after the Sun at 18:28.
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Mars is currently approaching opposition and is visible as a morning object. From Chichester, it is visible in the morning sky, becoming accessible around 21:42, when it reaches an altitude of 9° above your north-eastern horizon. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 04:28, 60° above your southern horizon. It will be lost to dawn twilight around 06:53, 49° above your south-western horizon.
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Jupiter is currently approaching opposition. From Chichester, it is visible in the morning sky, becoming accessible around 18:08, when it reaches an altitude of 7° above your north-eastern horizon. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 01:09, 61° above your southern horizon. It will be lost to dawn twilight around 07:03, 17° above your western horizon.
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Saturn is currently an early evening object, now receding into evening twilight. From Chichester, it is visible in the evening sky, becoming accessible around 16:55 (GMT), 24° above your south-eastern horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 18:56, 30° above your southern horizon. It will continue to be observable until around 22:54, when it sinks below 11° above your south-western horizon.
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Uranus recently passed opposition. From Chichester, it is visible between 18:11 and 04:43. It will become accessible at around 18:11, when it rises to an altitude of 21° above your eastern horizon. It will reach its highest point in the sky at 23:27, 57° above your southern horizon. It will become inaccessible at around 04:43 when it sinks below 21° above your western horizon.
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Neptune is currently an early evening object. From Chichester, it is visible in the evening sky, becoming accessible around 17:32 (GMT), 29° above your south-eastern horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 19:48, 36° above your southern horizon. It will continue to be observable until around 23:07, when it sinks below 21° above your south-western horizon.
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