Objects in your sky: Planets

by Dominic Ford

The visibility of the planets on

From location

Maple Ridge
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Rise19:19
Set11:25

The Moon is 18 days old, waning gibbous, and is approaching last quarter. From Maple Ridge, it is visible in the morning sky, becoming accessible around 20:18, when it reaches an altitude of 3° above your north-eastern horizon. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 03:31, 59° above your southern horizon. It will be lost to dawn twilight around 07:27, 36° above your western horizon.

04 Dec 2025  –  Full Moon
11 Dec 2025  –  Moon at Last Quarter
19 Dec 2025  –  New Moon
27 Dec 2025  –  Moon at First Quarter
Rise05:55
Set15:16

Mercury remains just about visible as a morning object, now well past greatest elongation west and returning closer to the Sun. From Maple Ridge, it is visible in the dawn sky, rising at 05:52 (PST) – 1 hour and 58 minutes before the Sun – and reaching an altitude of 11° above the south-eastern horizon before fading from view as dawn breaks at around 07:20.

Rise07:15
Set15:47

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 1° above the horizon at dawn.

Rise08:36
Set16:35

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 5° 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
Rise18:49
Set10:35

Jupiter is currently approaching opposition and is visible as a morning object. From Maple Ridge, it is visible in the morning sky, becoming accessible around 19:49, when it reaches an altitude of 7° above your north-eastern horizon. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 02:42, 62° above your southern horizon. It will be lost to dawn twilight around 07:27, 28° 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
Rise12:58
Set00:27

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 17:00 (PST), 32° above your south-eastern horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 18:42, 36° above your southern horizon. It will continue to be observable until around 23:09, 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
Rise15:00
Set06:23

Uranus recently passed opposition. From Maple Ridge, it is visible in the evening sky, becoming accessible around 17:35 (PST), 23° above your eastern horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 22:42, 60° above your southern horizon. It will continue to be observable until around 04:01, 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
Rise13:00
Set00:52

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 17:35 (PST), 36° above your south-eastern horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 18:56, 39° above your southern horizon. It will continue to be observable until around 22:27, 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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