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 08:50.
Apparent magnitude
-0.1
Constellation
Virgo
Altitude
Below horizon
Today's events
Rise
08:50
Transit
14:18
Highest in the sky.
Set
19:44
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