Objects in your sky: Planets
by Dominic Ford
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The Moon is 18 days old, waning gibbous, and is approaching last quarter. From Chichester, it is visible in the morning sky, becoming accessible around 20:25, when it reaches an altitude of 3° above your eastern horizon. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 02:45, 46° above your southern horizon. It will be lost to dawn twilight around 07:32, 20° above your western horizon.
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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 0° above the horizon at dawn.
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Venus is visible as an evening object, having recently passed greatest elongation east. From Chichester, it will become visible at around 16:51 (GMT), 29° above your south-western horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then sink towards the horizon, setting at 20:46.
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Mars recently passed opposition. From Chichester, it is visible in the evening sky, becoming accessible around 16:51 (GMT), 8° above your north-eastern horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 00:09, 64° above your southern horizon. It will continue to be observable until around 07:28, when it sinks below 7° above your north-western horizon.
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Jupiter is currently an early evening object. From Chichester, it is visible in the evening sky, becoming accessible around 16:51 (GMT), 35° above your eastern horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 20:53, 60° above your southern horizon. It will continue to be observable until around 03:50, when it sinks below 7° above your north-western horizon.
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Saturn will soon pass behind the Sun at solar conjunction. From Chichester, it will become visible at around 17:19 (GMT), 26° above your south-western horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then sink towards the horizon, setting at 20:50.
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Uranus is currently an early evening object, now receding into evening twilight. From Chichester, it is visible in the evening sky, becoming accessible around 17:53 (GMT), 51° above your south-eastern horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 19:35, 57° above your southern horizon. It will continue to be observable until around 00:49, when it sinks below 21° above your western horizon.
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Neptune will soon pass behind the Sun at solar conjunction. From Chichester, it will become visible at around 17:53 (GMT), 32° above your south-western horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then sink towards the horizon, setting at 21:58.
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