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
Below the horizon. Rises at 08:40.
Apparent magnitude
-0.2
Constellation
Virgo
Altitude
Below horizon
Today's events
Rise
08:40
Transit
14:14
Highest in the sky.
Set
19:47
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