Planets

Who is up

Positions use compact orbital elements — good enough to know whether Jupiter is the bright thing in the east, not for spacecraft navigation. Magnitude is approximate.

Mercury

Low in the ESE

mag 0.5

Altitude

2.3°

Azimuth

109° ESE

Distance

0.69 AU

RA / Dec

14.96h / -18.7°

Venus

Mid-sky, ESE

mag -5.7

Altitude

23.2°

Azimuth

106° ESE

Distance

0.28 AU

RA / Dec

13.52h / -15.0°

Mars

High toward NNE

mag 0.9

Altitude

72.6°

Azimuth

14° NNE

Distance

1.44 AU

RA / Dec

9.41h / 16.9°

Jupiter

High toward NE

mag -1.9

Altitude

72.9°

Azimuth

34° NE

Distance

5.51 AU

RA / Dec

9.79h / 14.1°

Saturn

Below the horizon

mag 0.5

Altitude

−37.4°

Azimuth

271° W

Distance

8.57 AU

RA / Dec

0.63h / 1.2°

Uranus

Low in the WNW

mag 5.7

Altitude

14.8°

Azimuth

292° WNW

Distance

18.53 AU

RA / Dec

4.19h / 20.9°

Neptune

Below the horizon

mag 7.8

Altitude

−44.4°

Azimuth

269° W

Distance

29.05 AU

RA / Dec

0.17h / -0.5°

Sun altitude 9.8°. Planets near the Sun are washed out even if technically up.