Objects in your sky: Planets

by Dominic Ford

The visibility of the planets on

From location

Maple Ridge
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Rise13:14
Set00:37

The Moon is 8 days old, waxing gibbous, and recently passed first quarter. From Maple Ridge, it is visible in the evening sky, becoming accessible around 16:38 (PST), 27° above your south-eastern horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 18:48, 33° above your southern horizon. It will continue to be observable until around 23:45, when it sinks below -2° above your western horizon.

27 Nov 2025  –  Moon at First Quarter
04 Dec 2025  –  Full Moon
11 Dec 2025  –  Moon at Last Quarter
19 Dec 2025  –  New Moon
Rise06:04
Set15:42

Mercury is emerging into the morning sky as it approaches greatest elongation west. From Maple Ridge, it is not observable – it will reach its highest point in the sky during daytime and is no higher than 6° above the horizon at dawn.

Rise06:47
Set15:49

Venus will soon pass behind the Sun. From Maple Ridge, 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.

Rise08:39
Set16:46

Mars will soon pass behind the Sun at solar conjunction. From Maple Ridge, it is not observable – it will reach its highest point in the sky during daytime and is 4° 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
Rise19:32
Set11:17

Jupiter is currently visible as a morning object. From Maple Ridge, it is visible in the morning sky, becoming accessible around 20:32, when it reaches an altitude of 7° above your north-eastern horizon. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 03:24, 62° above your southern horizon. It will be lost to dawn twilight around 07:15, 36° 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
Rise13:38
Set01:05

Saturn is currently an early evening object, now receding into evening twilight. From Maple Ridge, it is visible in the evening sky, becoming accessible around 17:03 (PST), 28° above your south-eastern horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 19:21, 36° above your southern horizon. It will continue to be observable until around 23:48, 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
Rise15:40
Set07:05

Uranus recently passed opposition. From Maple Ridge, it is visible between 18:03 and 04:43. It will become accessible at around 18:03, when it rises to an altitude of 21° above your eastern horizon. It will reach its highest point in the sky at 23:23, 60° above your southern horizon. It will become inaccessible at around 04:43 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
Rise13:39
Set01:31

Neptune is currently an early evening object, now receding into evening twilight. From Maple Ridge, it is visible in the evening sky, becoming accessible around 17:38 (PST), 33° above your south-eastern horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 19:35, 39° above your southern horizon. It will continue to be observable until around 23:06, when it sinks below 21° above your south-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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