Objects in your sky: Planets
by Dominic Ford
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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.
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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 9° 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 2° 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 20:20, 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.
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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 17:02 (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.
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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.
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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 17:37 (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.
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