Objects in your sky: Planets
by Dominic Ford
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The Moon is 7 days old, waxing gibbous, and recently passed first quarter. From Kissimmee, it is visible from soon after it rises, at 14:00, until soon before it sets at 00:53.
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Mercury recently passed in front of the Sun at inferior solar conjunction. From Kissimmee, it is not readily observable since it is very close to the Sun, at a separation of only 12° from it.
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Venus is emerging into the evening sky as it approaches greatest elongation east. From Kissimmee, it will become visible at around 20:37 (EDT), 26° above your western horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then sink towards the horizon, setting 2 hours and 21 minutes after the Sun at 22:42.
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Mars is currently emerging from behind the Sun. From Kissimmee, it is visible in the dawn sky, rising at 03:29 (EDT) – 3 hours and 9 minutes before the Sun – and reaching an altitude of 30° above the eastern horizon before fading from view as dawn breaks at around 05:59.
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Jupiter recently passed behind the Sun at solar conjunction. From Kissimmee, it is not readily observable since it is very close to the Sun, at a separation of only 6° from it.
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Saturn is currently emerging from behind the Sun. From Kissimmee, it is visible in the dawn sky, rising at 00:15 (EDT) and reaching an altitude of 64° above the southern horizon before fading from view as dawn breaks at around 06:08.
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Uranus recently passed behind the Sun at solar conjunction. From Kissimmee, however, it is visible in the dawn sky, rising at 02:47 (EDT) – 3 hours and 51 minutes before the Sun – and reaching an altitude of 34° above the eastern horizon before fading from view as dawn breaks at around 05:36.
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Neptune is currently emerging from behind the Sun. From Kissimmee, it is visible in the dawn sky, rising at 23:42 (EDT) and reaching an altitude of 61° above the southern horizon before fading from view as dawn breaks at around 05:36.
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