Objects in your sky: Planets
by Dominic Ford
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The Moon is 9 days old, waxing gibbous, and recently passed first quarter. From San Francisco, it is visible in the evening sky, becoming accessible around 17:56 (PST), 56° above your eastern horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 20:36, 74° above your south-western horizon. It will continue to be observable until around 03:40, when it sinks below -4° above your north-western horizon.
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Mercury will soon pass behind the Sun. From San Francisco, it is not observable – it will reach its highest point in the sky during daytime and is 4° below the horizon at dawn.
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Venus is visible as an evening object, having recently passed greatest elongation east. From San Francisco, it will become visible at around 17:56 (PST), 36° above your south-western horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then sink towards the horizon, setting 3 hours and 32 minutes after the Sun at 21:11.
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Mars recently passed opposition. From San Francisco, it is visible in the evening sky, becoming accessible around 17:57 (PST), 34° above your eastern horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 22:17, 78° above your southern horizon. It will continue to be observable until around 04:59, when it sinks below 8° above your north-western horizon.
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Jupiter is currently an early evening object, now receding into evening twilight. From San Francisco, it is visible in the evening sky, becoming accessible around 17:56 (PST), 63° above your south-eastern horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 19:33, 73° above your southern horizon. It will continue to be observable until around 02:00, when it sinks below 7° above your western horizon.
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Saturn will soon pass behind the Sun at solar conjunction. From San Francisco, it will become visible at around 18:17 (PST), 18° above your south-western horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then sink towards the horizon, setting 2 hours and 17 minutes after the Sun at 19:56.
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Uranus is currently an early evening object, now receding into evening twilight. From San Francisco, it will become visible at around 18:43 (PST), 69° above your southern horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then sink towards the horizon, setting at 01:20.
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Neptune will soon pass behind the Sun at solar conjunction. From San Francisco, it will become visible at around 18:43 (PST), 23° above your south-western horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then sink towards the horizon, setting 3 hours and 7 minutes after the Sun at 20:46.
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