Objects in your sky: Planets

by Dominic Ford

The visibility of the planets on

From location

Kissimmee
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Rise16:21
Set03:48

The Moon is 9 days old, waxing gibbous, and recently passed first quarter. From Kissimmee, it is visible from soon after it rises, at 16:21, until soon before it sets at 03:48.

23 May 2026  –  Moon at First Quarter
31 May 2026  –  Blue Moon
08 Jun 2026  –  Moon at Last Quarter
14 Jun 2026  –  New Moon
Rise07:18
Set21:20

Mercury will soon pass behind the Sun. From Kissimmee, however, it will become visible at around 20:30 (EDT), 8° above your north-western horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then sink towards the horizon, setting 1 hour and 1 minute after the Sun at 21:15.

Rise08:45
Set22:47

Venus will soon pass behind the Sun. From Kissimmee, however, it will become visible at around 20:30 (EDT), 26° above your western horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then sink towards the horizon, setting 2 hours and 31 minutes after the Sun at 22:45.

Rise04:51
Set17:52

Mars recently passed 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 11° above the horizon at dawn.

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
Rise09:53
Set23:39

Jupiter recently passed behind the Sun at solar conjunction. From Kissimmee, however, it will become visible at around 20:30 (EDT), 39° above your western horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then sink towards the horizon, setting 3 hours and 24 minutes after the Sun at 23:38.

10 Mar 2026  –  Jupiter ends retrograde motion
12 Dec 2026  –  Jupiter enters retrograde motion
10 Feb 2027  –  Jupiter at opposition
12 Apr 2027  –  Jupiter ends retrograde motion
Rise03:46
Set16:02

Saturn recently passed behind the Sun at solar conjunction. From Kissimmee, however, it is visible in the dawn sky, rising at 03:46 (EDT) – 2 hours and 41 minutes before the Sun – and reaching an altitude of 27° above the eastern horizon before fading from view as dawn breaks at around 05:54.

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
Rise06:16
Set19:54

Uranus 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 3° from it.

03 Feb 2026  –  Uranus ends retrograde motion
10 Sep 2026  –  Uranus enters retrograde motion
25 Nov 2026  –  Uranus at opposition
08 Feb 2027  –  Uranus ends retrograde motion
Rise03:21
Set15:27

Neptune recently passed behind the Sun at solar conjunction. From Kissimmee, however, it is visible in the dawn sky, rising at 03:21 (EDT) – 3 hours and 6 minutes before the Sun – and reaching an altitude of 26° above the eastern horizon before fading from view as dawn breaks at around 05:24.

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

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