Objects in your sky: Planets
by Dominic Ford
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The Moon is 9 days old, waxing gibbous, and recently passed first quarter. From Chichester, it is visible in the evening sky, becoming accessible around 17:02 (GMT), 16° above your south-eastern horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 18:59, 20° above your southern horizon. It will continue to be observable until around 22:37, when it sinks below 0° above your south-western horizon.
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Mercury is emerging into the evening sky as it approaches greatest elongation east. 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.
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Venus will soon pass behind the Sun. From Chichester, however, it is visible in the dawn sky, rising at 05:09 (GMT) – 1 hour and 39 minutes before the Sun – and reaching an altitude of 11° above the south-eastern horizon before fading from view as dawn breaks at around 06:27.
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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 2° below the horizon at dusk.
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Jupiter is currently emerging from behind the Sun. From Chichester, it is visible in the morning sky, becoming accessible around 22:17, when it reaches an altitude of 7° above your north-eastern horizon. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 05:13, 60° above your southern horizon. It will be lost to dawn twilight around 06:27, 57° above your south-western horizon.
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Saturn recently passed opposition. From Chichester, it is visible in the evening sky, becoming accessible around 17:24 (GMT), 16° above your south-eastern horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 21:12, 35° above your southern horizon. It will continue to be observable until around 01:38, when it sinks below 11° above your western horizon.
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Uranus is currently approaching opposition and is visible as a morning object. From Chichester, it is visible in the morning sky, becoming accessible around 19:58, when it reaches an altitude of 21° above your eastern horizon. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 01:20, 59° above your southern horizon. It will be lost to dawn twilight around 05:29, 32° above your western horizon.
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Neptune recently passed opposition. From Chichester, it is visible between 18:00 and 00:50. It will become accessible at around 18:00, when it rises to an altitude of 21° above your south-eastern horizon. It will reach its highest point in the sky at 21:25, 37° above your southern horizon. It will become inaccessible at around 00:50 when it sinks below 21° above your south-western horizon.
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