The positions of the planets looking at the solar system from 'above' (Meridian v4.8).

Jupiter rises an hour before dawn. Mars reached reached opposition (when Earth is between it and the Sun) on November 7. It appears as a bright orange "star" visible in the east after sunset, high in the south at midnight, and low in the west before dawn. Earth has passed Uranus and Neptune, both of which are visible to the south after the end of evening twilight. Neptune reached opposition on August 8 and Uranus reached opposition on September 1. The Earth is catching up Saturn so the ringed planet is visible in the eastern sky before dawn. Mercury has passed behind the Sun and although it is just above the horizon at dawn, it wil be hidden by the Sun's glare. Venus is slowly overtaking the Earth and will pass between the Sun and the Earth, reaching inferior conjunction in mid January. It will shine low in the western sky just after sunset for a few more weeks until it disappears in the Sun's glare in early December.