Objects in your sky: Planets
by Dominic Ford
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The Moon is a 28-day-old waning crescent, and is approaching new moon. From Maple Ridge, it is not observable – it will reach its highest point in the sky during daytime and is 1° below the horizon at dawn.
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Mercury recently passed in front of the Sun at inferior solar conjunction. From Maple Ridge, it is not observable – it will reach its highest point in the sky during daytime and is 9° below the horizon at dawn.
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Venus recently passed in front of the Sun at inferior solar conjunction. From Maple Ridge, it is not observable – it will reach its highest point in the sky during daytime and is no higher than 5° above the horizon at dawn.
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Mars is currently an early evening object. From Maple Ridge, it is visible in the evening sky, becoming accessible around 20:12 (PDT), 65° above your southern horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 20:20, 65° above your southern horizon. It will continue to be observable until around 03:09, when it sinks below 10° above your north-western horizon.
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Jupiter is currently an early evening object, now receding into evening twilight. From Maple Ridge, it will become visible at around 19:54 (PDT), 51° above your south-western horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then sink towards the horizon, setting at 01:36.
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Saturn recently passed 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 6° below the horizon at dawn.
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Uranus will soon pass behind the Sun at solar conjunction. From Maple Ridge, it will become visible at around 20:52 (PDT), 26° above your western horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then sink towards the horizon, setting at 23:47.
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Neptune recently passed 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 12° below the horizon at dawn.
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