Objects in your sky: Planets
by Dominic Ford
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The Moon is a 22-day-old waning crescent, and recently passed last quarter. From Chichester, it is visible from soon after it rises, at 23:08, until soon before it sets at 13:16.
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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 1° below the horizon at dusk.
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Venus 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 1° above the horizon at dusk.
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Mars is currently emerging from behind the Sun. From Chichester, it is visible in the dawn sky, rising at 00:56 (BST) and reaching an altitude of 30° above the eastern horizon before fading from view as dawn breaks at around 04:22.
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Jupiter recently passed behind the Sun at solar conjunction. From Chichester, however, it is visible in the dawn sky, rising at 01:26 (BST) – 3 hours and 53 minutes before the Sun – and reaching an altitude of 30° above the eastern horizon before fading from view as dawn breaks at around 04:54.
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Saturn is currently visible as a morning object. From Chichester, it is visible in the morning sky, becoming accessible around 23:51, when it reaches an altitude of 11° above your south-eastern horizon. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 04:02, 32° above your southern horizon. It will be lost to dawn twilight around 04:26, 32° above your southern horizon.
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Uranus is currently emerging from behind the Sun. From Chichester, it is visible in the dawn sky, rising at 00:32 (BST) and reaching an altitude of 26° above the eastern horizon before fading from view as dawn breaks at around 03:32.
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Neptune is currently visible as a morning object. From Chichester, it is visible in the dawn sky, rising at 22:45 (BST) and reaching an altitude of 35° above the southern horizon before fading from view as dawn breaks at around 03:32.
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