Objects in your sky: Planets

by Dominic Ford

The visibility of the planets on

From location

Chichester
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Rise23:13
Set05:49

The Moon is 17 days old, waning gibbous, and is approaching last quarter. From Chichester, it is visible between 00:55 and 04:08. It will become accessible at around 00:55, when it rises to an altitude of 9° above your southern horizon. It will reach its highest point in the sky at 02:30, 12° above your southern horizon. It will become inaccessible at around 04:08 when it sinks below 9° above your south-western horizon.

11 Jun 2025  –  Full Moon
18 Jun 2025  –  Moon at Last Quarter
25 Jun 2025  –  New Moon
02 Jul 2025  –  Moon at First Quarter
Rise05:45
Set22:37

Mercury recently passed behind the Sun at superior solar conjunction. From Chichester, it is not observable – it will reach its highest point in the sky during daytime and is no higher than 4° above the horizon at dusk.

Rise02:56
Set16:58

Venus is visible as a morning object, having recently passed greatest elongation west. From Chichester, it is visible in the dawn sky, rising at 02:55 (BST) – 1 hour and 51 minutes before the Sun – and reaching an altitude of 12° above the eastern horizon before fading from view as dawn breaks at around 04:19.

Rise10:21
Set00:47

Mars is currently an early evening object, now receding into evening twilight. From Chichester, it will become visible at around 22:31 (BST), 20° above your western horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then sink towards the horizon, setting 3 hours and 29 minutes after the Sun at 00:46.

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
Rise05:24
Set21:48

Jupiter 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 0° below the horizon at dusk.

04 Feb 2025  –  Jupiter ends retrograde motion
11 Nov 2025  –  Jupiter enters retrograde motion
10 Jan 2026  –  Jupiter at opposition
11 Mar 2026  –  Jupiter ends retrograde motion
Rise01:46
Set13:37

Saturn is currently emerging from behind the Sun. From Chichester, it is visible in the dawn sky, rising at 01:46 (BST) – 3 hours and 0 minutes before the Sun – and reaching an altitude of 17° above the south-eastern horizon before fading from view as dawn breaks at around 03:43.

06 May 2025  –  Equinox on Saturn
13 Jul 2025  –  Saturn enters retrograde motion
21 Sep 2025  –  Saturn at opposition
28 Nov 2025  –  Saturn ends retrograde motion
Rise03:32
Set19:08

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 7° below the horizon at dawn.

30 Jan 2025  –  Uranus ends retrograde motion
06 Sep 2025  –  Uranus enters retrograde motion
21 Nov 2025  –  Uranus at opposition
04 Feb 2026  –  Uranus ends retrograde motion
Rise01:43
Set13:45

Neptune is currently emerging from 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 7° above the horizon at dawn.

07 Dec 2024  –  Neptune ends retrograde motion
04 Jul 2025  –  Neptune enters retrograde motion
23 Sep 2025  –  Neptune at opposition
10 Dec 2025  –  Neptune ends retrograde motion

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