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And as Earth spins, we see a slightly different patch of sky so some planets appear to slip below the horizon to the west from our perspective, while others rise higher throughout the evening.

and Mars in the eastern sky, with bright Jupiter slightly above it near the zenith," said Patnaik. On the evening of Jan 18, Venus will be seen very close to Saturn for about two hours.

Prof Zijlstra says both Mercury and Venus are seen only in the evening or before dawn, and never at midnight. Zijlstra warns that Mercury can be quite hard to find as it sits low in the sky.