Objects in your sky: Planets

by Dominic Ford

The visibility of the planets on

From location

Maple Ridge
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Rise21:20
Set04:20

The Moon is 14 days old, waning gibbous, and recently passed full moon. From Maple Ridge, it is visible between 22:49 and 02:51. It will become accessible at around 22:49, when it rises to an altitude of 10° above your southern horizon. It will reach its highest point in the sky at 00:47, 11° above your southern horizon. It will become inaccessible at around 02:51 when it sinks below 2° above your south-western horizon.

02 Jul 2025  –  Moon at First Quarter
10 Jul 2025  –  Full Moon
17 Jul 2025  –  Moon at Last Quarter
24 Jul 2025  –  New Moon
Rise07:35
Set22:17

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 no higher than 0° above the horizon at dusk.

Rise02:37
Set17:51

Venus is visible as a morning object, having recently passed greatest elongation west. From Maple Ridge, it is visible in the dawn sky, rising at 02:35 (PDT) – 2 hours and 37 minutes before the Sun – and reaching an altitude of 19° above the eastern horizon before fading from view as dawn breaks at around 04:47.

Rise10:15
Set23:34

Mars is currently an early evening object, now receding into evening twilight. From Maple Ridge, however, it is not observable – it will reach its highest point in the sky during daytime and is no higher than 10° above 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
Rise04:23
Set20:29

Jupiter 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 no higher than 2° above the horizon at dawn.

04 Feb 2025  –  Jupiter ends retrograde motion
11 Nov 2025  –  Jupiter enters retrograde motion
10 Jan 2026  –  Jupiter at opposition
10 Mar 2026  –  Jupiter ends retrograde motion
Rise00:12
Set12:05

Saturn is currently emerging from behind the Sun. From Maple Ridge, it is visible in the dawn sky, rising at 00:12 (PDT) and reaching an altitude of 33° above the south-eastern horizon before fading from view as dawn breaks at around 04:17.

05 May 2025  –  Equinox on Saturn
12 Jul 2025  –  Saturn enters retrograde motion
20 Sep 2025  –  Saturn at opposition
27 Nov 2025  –  Saturn ends retrograde motion
Rise02:06
Set17:32

Uranus 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 no higher than 10° above the horizon at dawn.

30 Jan 2025  –  Uranus ends retrograde motion
05 Sep 2025  –  Uranus enters retrograde motion
21 Nov 2025  –  Uranus at opposition
03 Feb 2026  –  Uranus ends retrograde motion
Rise00:07
Set12:09

Neptune is currently emerging from behind the Sun. From Maple Ridge, it is visible in the dawn sky, rising at 00:07 (PDT) and reaching an altitude of 28° above the south-eastern horizon before fading from view as dawn breaks at around 03:20.

04 Jul 2025  –  Neptune enters retrograde motion
23 Sep 2025  –  Neptune at opposition
10 Dec 2025  –  Neptune ends retrograde motion
07 Jul 2026  –  Neptune enters retrograde motion

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