Objects in your sky: Planets
by Dominic Ford
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The Moon is 17 days old, waning gibbous, and is approaching last quarter. From Maple Ridge, it is visible in the morning sky, becoming accessible around 18:06, when it reaches an altitude of 7° above your north-eastern horizon. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 01:38, 68° above your southern horizon. It will be lost to dawn twilight around 06:44, 30° above your western horizon.
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Mercury is visible as an evening object, having recently passed greatest elongation east. From Maple Ridge, however, it is not observable – it will reach its highest point in the sky during daytime and is 0° below the horizon at dusk.
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Venus will soon pass behind the Sun. From Maple Ridge, however, it is visible in the dawn sky, rising at 05:40 (PST) – 1 hour and 25 minutes before the Sun – and reaching an altitude of 9° above the south-eastern horizon before fading from view as dawn breaks at around 06:44.
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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 2° below the horizon at dusk.
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Jupiter is currently emerging from behind the Sun. From Maple Ridge, it is visible in the morning sky, becoming accessible around 21:57, when it reaches an altitude of 7° above your north-eastern horizon. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 04:49, 62° above your southern horizon. It will be lost to dawn twilight around 06:44, 53° above your south-western horizon.
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Saturn is currently an early evening object. From Maple Ridge, it is visible in the evening sky, becoming accessible around 17:22 (PST), 20° above your south-eastern horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 20:46, 36° above your southern horizon. It will continue to be observable until around 01:14, when it sinks below 11° above your western horizon.
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Uranus is currently approaching opposition. From Maple Ridge, it is visible in the morning sky, becoming accessible around 19:32, when it reaches an altitude of 21° above your eastern horizon. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 00:53, 60° above your southern horizon. It will be lost to dawn twilight around 05:47, 25° above your western horizon.
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Neptune is currently an early evening object. From Maple Ridge, it is visible in the evening sky, becoming accessible around 17:57 (PST), 25° above your south-eastern horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 20:59, 39° above your southern horizon. It will continue to be observable until around 00:30, when it sinks below 21° above your south-western horizon.
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