Mercury
Mercury, the closest planet to the Sun, is hard to spot — visible only briefly at twilight, low to the horizon, and never far from the Sun's glare.
Right now
Currently 2° above the horizon — visible.
Apparent magnitude
-0.7
Constellation
Cancer
Altitude
2°
Today's events
Rise
04:55
Transit
12:02
Highest in the sky.
Set
19:11
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