Objects in your sky: Planets

by Dominic Ford

The visibility of the planets on

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Kissimmee
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Rise17:09
Set03:23

The Moon is 11 days old, waxing gibbous, and is approaching full moon. From Kissimmee, it is visible in the evening sky, becoming accessible around 20:42 (EDT), 31° above your south-eastern horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 22:18, 34° above your southern horizon. It will continue to be observable until around 02:39, when it sinks below -3° above your south-western horizon.

02 Jul 2025  –  Moon at First Quarter
10 Jul 2025  –  Full Moon
17 Jul 2025  –  Moon at Last Quarter
24 Jul 2025  –  New Moon
Rise08:34
Set21:56

Mercury is visible as an evening object, having recently passed greatest elongation east. From Kissimmee, it will become visible at around 20:58 (EDT), 11° above your western horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then sink towards the horizon, setting 1 hour and 29 minutes after the Sun at 21:55.

Rise03:44
Set17:10

Venus is visible as a morning object, having recently passed greatest elongation west. From Kissimmee, it is visible in the dawn sky, rising at 03:42 (EDT) – 2 hours and 49 minutes before the Sun – and reaching an altitude of 32° above the eastern horizon before fading from view as dawn breaks at around 06:15.

Rise10:54
Set23:36

Mars is currently an early evening object, now receding into evening twilight. From Kissimmee, it will become visible at around 21:08 (EDT), 31° above your western horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then sink towards the horizon, setting 3 hours and 9 minutes after the Sun at 23:35.

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
Rise05:54
Set19:47

Jupiter 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 3° above the horizon at dawn.

04 Feb 2025  –  Jupiter ends retrograde motion
11 Nov 2025  –  Jupiter enters retrograde motion
10 Jan 2026  –  Jupiter at opposition
10 Mar 2026  –  Jupiter ends retrograde motion
Rise00:36
Set12:35

Saturn is currently emerging from behind the Sun. From Kissimmee, it is visible in the dawn sky, rising at 00:36 (EDT) and reaching an altitude of 58° above the southern horizon before fading from view as dawn breaks at around 05:57.

06 May 2025  –  Equinox on Saturn
13 Jul 2025  –  Saturn enters retrograde motion
21 Sep 2025  –  Saturn at opposition
27 Nov 2025  –  Saturn ends retrograde motion
Rise03:28
Set17:03

Uranus recently passed behind the Sun at solar conjunction. From Kissimmee, however, it is visible in the dawn sky, rising at 03:28 (EDT) – 3 hours and 3 minutes before the Sun – and reaching an altitude of 24° above the eastern horizon before fading from view as dawn breaks at around 05:27.

30 Jan 2025  –  Uranus ends retrograde motion
06 Sep 2025  –  Uranus enters retrograde motion
21 Nov 2025  –  Uranus at opposition
03 Feb 2026  –  Uranus ends retrograde motion
Rise00:34
Set12:37

Neptune is currently emerging from behind the Sun. From Kissimmee, it is visible in the dawn sky, rising at 00:34 (EDT) and reaching an altitude of 56° above the south-eastern horizon before fading from view as dawn breaks at around 05:27.

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

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