Objects in your sky: Planets

by Dominic Ford

The visibility of the planets on

From location

Kissimmee
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Rise14:10
Set03:02

The Moon is 10 days old, waxing gibbous, and is approaching full moon. From Kissimmee, it is visible in the evening sky, becoming accessible around 17:44 (EST), 45° above your eastern horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 20:32, 65° above your south-western horizon. It will continue to be observable until around 02:24, when it sinks below -6° above your western horizon.

28 Nov 2025  –  Moon at First Quarter
04 Dec 2025  –  Full Moon
11 Dec 2025  –  Moon at Last Quarter
19 Dec 2025  –  New Moon
Rise05:32
Set16:30

Mercury is emerging into the morning sky as it approaches greatest elongation west. From Kissimmee, it is visible in the dawn sky, rising at 05:32 (EST) – 1 hour and 25 minutes before the Sun – and reaching an altitude of 11° above the south-eastern horizon before fading from view as dawn breaks at around 06:30.

Rise06:16
Set16:55

Venus will soon pass behind the Sun. From Kissimmee, it is not observable – it will reach its highest point in the sky during daytime and is no higher than 4° above the horizon at dawn.

Rise07:48
Set18:05

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 1° below the horizon at dusk.

23 Feb 2025  –  Mars ends retrograde motion
10 Jan 2027  –  Mars enters retrograde motion
19 Feb 2027  –  Mars at opposition
19 Feb 2027  –  Mars at perigee
Rise20:40
Set10:23

Jupiter is currently visible as a morning object. From Kissimmee, it is visible in the morning sky, becoming accessible around 21:22, when it reaches an altitude of 7° above your eastern horizon. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 03:32, 83° above your southern horizon. It will be lost to dawn twilight around 06:41, 46° above your western horizon.

11 Nov 2025  –  Jupiter enters retrograde motion
10 Jan 2026  –  Jupiter at opposition
10 Mar 2026  –  Jupiter ends retrograde motion
12 Dec 2026  –  Jupiter enters retrograde motion
Rise13:36
Set01:23

Saturn is currently an early evening object, now receding into evening twilight. From Kissimmee, it is visible in the evening sky, becoming accessible around 18:02 (EST), 51° above your south-eastern horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 19:29, 57° above your southern horizon. It will continue to be observable until around 00:27, when it sinks below 11° above your western horizon.

27 Nov 2025  –  Saturn ends retrograde motion
26 Jul 2026  –  Saturn enters retrograde motion
04 Oct 2026  –  Saturn at opposition
10 Dec 2026  –  Saturn ends retrograde motion
Rise16:43
Set06:17

Uranus recently passed opposition. From Kissimmee, it is visible between 18:27 and 04:34. It will become accessible at around 18:27, when it rises to an altitude of 21° above your eastern horizon. It will reach its highest point in the sky at 23:30, 81° above your southern horizon. It will become inaccessible at around 04:34 when it sinks below 21° above your western horizon.

21 Nov 2025  –  Uranus at opposition
03 Feb 2026  –  Uranus ends retrograde motion
10 Sep 2026  –  Uranus enters retrograde motion
25 Nov 2026  –  Uranus at opposition
Rise13:44
Set01:42

Neptune is currently an early evening object, now receding into evening twilight. From Kissimmee, it is visible in the evening sky, becoming accessible around 18:27 (EST), 54° above your south-eastern horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 19:43, 60° above your southern horizon. It will continue to be observable until around 23:59, when it sinks below 21° above your western horizon.

23 Sep 2025  –  Neptune at opposition
10 Dec 2025  –  Neptune ends retrograde motion
07 Jul 2026  –  Neptune enters retrograde motion
25 Sep 2026  –  Neptune at opposition

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