Objects in your sky: Planets
by Dominic Ford
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The Moon is a 27-day-old waning crescent, and is approaching new moon. From Kissimmee, it is visible from soon after it rises, at 04:40, until soon before it sets at 19:05. Always take extreme caution when trying to make daytime observations of the Moon while the Sun is above the horizon.
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Mercury is visible as an evening object, having recently passed greatest elongation east. From Kissimmee, it will become visible at around 20:52 (EDT), 14° above your western horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then sink towards the horizon, setting 1 hour and 42 minutes after the Sun at 22:05.
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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 20:39 (EDT), 28° above your western horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then sink towards the horizon, setting 2 hours and 35 minutes after the Sun at 22:58.
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Mars recently passed behind the Sun at solar conjunction. From Kissimmee, however, it is visible in the dawn sky, rising at 04:21 (EDT) – 2 hours and 4 minutes before the Sun – and reaching an altitude of 16° above the eastern horizon before fading from view as dawn breaks at around 05:44.
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Jupiter recently passed behind the Sun at solar conjunction. From Kissimmee, however, it will become visible at around 20:39 (EDT), 24° above your western horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then sink towards the horizon, setting 2 hours and 18 minutes after the Sun at 22:41.
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Saturn is currently emerging from behind the Sun. From Kissimmee, it is visible in the dawn sky, rising at 02:40 (EDT) – 3 hours and 45 minutes before the Sun – and reaching an altitude of 40° above the eastern horizon before fading from view as dawn breaks at around 05:51.
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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 19° from it.
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Neptune is currently emerging from behind the Sun. From Kissimmee, it is visible in the dawn sky, rising at 02:11 (EDT) and reaching an altitude of 39° above the south-eastern horizon before fading from view as dawn breaks at around 05:20.
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