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The comet is south of the Sun in the sky, that's how it can set after and rise before the Sun.
However, Dave Herald said today on comets-ml:
"I had a look two mornings ago. The horizon was about 2 deg. I couldn't find it with binoculars. The magnitude of the nucleus is fading quite significantly (IMHO), such that in the evening sky it is not very noticeable until about 15 to 20 mins after sunset (whereas a week ago you could find it at sunset). I think the combination of atmospheric extinction at low altitudes, increasing twilight as the altitude climbs, and the tail pointing down to the horizon (more or less) - means that this comet will never be a naked eye object in the morning sky."
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