Objects in your sky: Planets

by Dominic Ford

The visibility of the planets on

From location

Maple Ridge
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Rise14:01
Set04:48

The Moon is 11 days old, waxing gibbous, and is approaching full moon. From Maple Ridge, it is visible in the evening sky, becoming accessible around 16:36 (PST), 24° above your eastern horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 21:14, 52° above your southern horizon. It will continue to be observable until around 03:53, when it sinks below -4° above your north-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
Rise05:53
Set15:32

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 9° above the horizon at dawn.

Rise06:56
Set15:48

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 2° above the horizon at dawn.

Rise08:38
Set16:42

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
Rise19:19
Set11:04

Jupiter is currently visible as a morning object. From Maple Ridge, it is visible in the morning sky, becoming accessible around 20:20, when it reaches an altitude of 7° above your north-eastern horizon. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 03:12, 62° above your southern horizon. It will be lost to dawn twilight around 07:19, 34° 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
Rise13:26
Set00:54

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 17:02 (PST), 29° above your south-eastern horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 19:10, 36° above your southern horizon. It will continue to be observable until around 23:36, 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
Rise15:28
Set06:52

Uranus recently passed opposition. From Maple Ridge, it is visible between 17:51 and 04:30. It will become accessible at around 17:51, when it rises to an altitude of 21° above your eastern horizon. It will reach its highest point in the sky at 23:10, 60° above your southern horizon. It will become inaccessible at around 04:30 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
Rise13:28
Set01:20

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 17:37 (PST), 34° above your south-eastern horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 19:24, 39° above your southern horizon. It will continue to be observable until around 22:54, 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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