Objects in your sky: Planets

by Dominic Ford

The visibility of the planets on

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Kissimmee
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Rise17:53
Set06:17

The Moon is 14 days old, waning gibbous, and recently passed full moon. From Kissimmee, it is visible in the evening sky, becoming accessible around 19:09 (EDT), 8° above your eastern horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 00:00, 68° above your southern horizon. It will continue to be observable until around 05:39, when it sinks below 7° above your western horizon.

10 Oct 2024  –  Moon at First Quarter
17 Oct 2024  –  Full Moon
24 Oct 2024  –  Moon at Last Quarter
01 Nov 2024  –  New Moon
Rise08:16
Set19:23

Mercury recently passed behind the Sun at superior solar conjunction. From Kissimmee, it is not observable – it will reach its highest point in the sky during daytime and is no higher than 1° above the horizon at dusk.

Rise10:09
Set20:41

Venus recently passed behind the Sun at superior solar conjunction. From Kissimmee, however, it will become visible at around 19:09 (EDT), 16° above your south-western horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then sink towards the horizon, setting 1 hour and 44 minutes after the Sun at 20:38.

Rise00:25
Set14:14

Mars is currently visible as a morning object. From Kissimmee, it is visible in the dawn sky, rising at 00:24 (EDT) and reaching an altitude of 82° above the south-eastern horizon before fading from view as dawn breaks at around 06:57.

12 Jan 2023  –  Mars ends retrograde motion
06 Dec 2024  –  Mars enters retrograde motion
12 Jan 2025  –  Mars at perigee
15 Jan 2025  –  Mars at opposition
Rise22:10
Set11:58

Jupiter is currently visible as a morning object. From Kissimmee, it is visible in the morning sky, becoming accessible around 22:53, when it reaches an altitude of 7° above your eastern horizon. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 05:04, 84° above your southern horizon. It will be lost to dawn twilight around 07:10, 61° above your western horizon.

09 Oct 2024  –  Jupiter enters retrograde motion
07 Dec 2024  –  Jupiter at opposition
04 Feb 2025  –  Jupiter ends retrograde motion
11 Nov 2025  –  Jupiter enters retrograde motion
Rise16:58
Set04:26

Saturn recently passed opposition. From Kissimmee, it is visible in the evening sky, becoming accessible around 19:23 (EDT), 29° above your south-eastern horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 22:42, 53° above your southern horizon. It will continue to be observable until around 03:31, when it sinks below 11° above your western horizon.

08 Sep 2024  –  Saturn at opposition
15 Nov 2024  –  Saturn ends retrograde motion
23 Mar 2025  –  Saturn ring plane crossing
06 May 2025  –  Equinox on Saturn
Rise20:34
Set10:05

Uranus is currently approaching opposition and is visible as a morning object. From Kissimmee, it is visible in the morning sky, becoming accessible around 22:18, when it reaches an altitude of 21° above your eastern horizon. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 03:19, 80° above your southern horizon. It will be lost to dawn twilight around 06:28, 45° above your western horizon.

01 Sep 2024  –  Uranus enters retrograde motion
16 Nov 2024  –  Uranus at opposition
30 Jan 2025  –  Uranus ends retrograde motion
06 Sep 2025  –  Uranus enters retrograde motion
Rise17:36
Set05:31

Neptune recently passed opposition. From Kissimmee, it is visible in the evening sky, becoming accessible around 19:50 (EDT), 28° above your eastern horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 23:34, 59° above your southern horizon. It will continue to be observable until around 03:47, when it sinks below 21° above your western horizon.

20 Sep 2024  –  Neptune at opposition
07 Dec 2024  –  Neptune ends retrograde motion
04 Jul 2025  –  Neptune enters retrograde motion
23 Sep 2025  –  Neptune at opposition

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