Objects in your sky: Planets
by Dominic Ford
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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