Objects in your sky: Planets
by Dominic Ford
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The Moon is a 26-day-old waning crescent, and is approaching new moon. From Kissimmee, it is visible in the dawn sky, rising at 03:37 (EST) – 3 hours and 9 minutes before the Sun – and reaching an altitude of 34° above the south-eastern horizon before fading from view as dawn breaks at around 06:30.
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Mercury will soon pass in front of the Sun at inferior solar conjunction. From Kissimmee, it is not observable – it will reach its highest point in the sky during daytime and is 5° below the horizon at dusk.
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Venus will soon pass behind the Sun. From Kissimmee, however, it is visible in the dawn sky, rising at 05:46 (EST) – 1 hour and 0 minutes before the Sun – and reaching an altitude of 8° above the eastern horizon before fading from view as dawn breaks at around 06:30.
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Mars will soon pass behind the Sun at solar conjunction. From Kissimmee, 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 dusk.
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Jupiter is currently visible as a morning object. From Kissimmee, it is visible in the morning sky, becoming accessible around 22:20, when it reaches an altitude of 7° above your eastern horizon. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 04:29, 82° above your southern horizon. It will be lost to dawn twilight around 06:30, 61° above your western horizon.
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Saturn is currently an early evening object. From Kissimmee, it is visible in the evening sky, becoming accessible around 18:04 (EST), 42° above your south-eastern horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 20:25, 57° above your southern horizon. It will continue to be observable until around 01:23, when it sinks below 11° above your western horizon.
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Uranus is currently approaching opposition. From Kissimmee, it is visible between 19:28 and 05:35. It will become accessible at around 19:28, when it rises to an altitude of 21° above your eastern horizon. It will reach its highest point in the sky at 00:32, 81° above your southern horizon. It will become inaccessible at around 05:35 when it sinks below 21° above your western horizon.
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Neptune is currently an early evening object. From Kissimmee, it is visible in the evening sky, becoming accessible around 18:29 (EST), 46° above your south-eastern horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 20:39, 60° above your southern horizon. It will continue to be observable until around 00:54, when it sinks below 21° above your western horizon.
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