Observing Mercury
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See below for a list of the best times to view Mercury;
The information linked was taken from In-The-Sky website by Dominc Ford.
(GMT = Greenwich Mean Time +00:00 / BST = British Summer Time +01:00)
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Mercury Events
2021
| Saturday 9th January | 21:14 GMT | Conjunction of Mercury and Saturn | Capricornus |
| Monday 11th January | 11:06 GMT | Conjunction of Jupiter and Mercury | Capricornus |
| Thursday 14th January | 08:14 GMT | Conjunction of the Moon and Mercury | Capricornus |
| Sunday 24th January | 01:59 GMT | Mercury at greatest elongation east | Capricornus |
| Monday 25th January | 07:37 GMT | Mercury at dichotomy | Capricornus |
| Wednesday 27th January | – | Mercury reaches highest point in evening sky | Capricornus |
| Friday 29th January | 02:08 GMT | Mercury at perihelion | Capricornus |
| Monday 8th February | 13:41 GMT | Mercury at inferior solar conjunction | Aquarius |
| Wednesday 24th February | – | Mercury reaches highest point in morning sky | Capricornus |
| Tuesday 2nd March | 14:10 GMT | Mercury at dichotomy | Capricornus |
| Friday 5th March | 05:58 GMT | Close approach of Jupiter and Mercury | Capricornus |
| Friday 5th March | 06:49 GMT | Conjunction of Jupiter and Mercury | Capricornus |
| Saturday 6th March | 09:48 GMT | Mercury at greatest elongation west | Capricornus |
| Thursday 11th March | 01:02 GMT | Conjunction of the Moon and Mercury | Capricornus |
| Sunday 14th March | 01:45 GMT | Mercury at aphelion | Aquarius |
| Monday 29th March | 20:10 BST | Conjunction of Mercury and Neptune | Aquarius |
| Monday 29th April | 02:36 BST | Mercury at superior solar conjunction | Aries |
| Tuesday 27th April | 02:23 BST | Mercury at perihelion | Aries |
| Wednesday 12th May | 06:13 BST | Mercury at dichotomy | Taurus |
| Thursday 13th May | – | Mercury reaches highest point in evening sky | Taurus |
| Thursday 13th May | 18:58 BST | Conjunction of the Moon and Mercury | Taurus |
| Monday 17th May | 09:04 BST | Mercury at greatest elongation east | Taurus |
| Saturday 29th May | 06:20 BST | Conjunction of Venus and Mercury | Taurus |
| Thursday 10th June | 02:01 BST | Mercury at aphelion | Taurus |
| Friday 11th June | 02:05 BST | Mercury at inferior solar conjunction | Taurus |
| Monday 5th July | 05:01 BST | Mercury at greatest elongation west | Taurus |
| Thursday 8th July | 05:39 BST | Conjunction of the Moon and Mercury | Taurus |
| Friday 9th July | 18:40 BST | Mercury at dichotomy | Taurus |
| Sunday 11th July | – | Mercury reaches highest point in morning sky | Taurus |
| Saturday 24th July | 01:39 BST | Mercury at perihelion | Gemini |
| Sunday 1st August | 14:54 BST | Mercury at superior solar conjunction | Cancer |
| Thursday 19th August | 05:06 BST | Conjunction of Mercury and Mars | Leo |
| Wednesday 1st September | – | Mercury reaches highest point in evening sky | Virgo |
| Monday 6th September | 01:17 BST | Mercury at aphelion | Virgo |
| Wednesday 8th September | 21:18 BST | Conjunction of the Moon and Mercury | Virgo |
| Monday 13th September | 22:44 BST | Mercury at greatest elongation east | Virgo |
| Saturday 18th September | 03:49 BST | Mercury at dichotomy | Virgo |
| Saturday 9th October | 17:11 BST | Mercury at inferior solar conjunction | Virgo |
| Wednesday 20th October | 00:56 BST | Mercury at perihelion | Virgo |
| Saturday 23rd October | 23:32 BST | Mercury at dichotomy | Virgo |
| Monday 25th October | – | Mercury reaches highest point in morning sky | Virgo |
| Monday 25th October | 04:35 BST | Mercury at greatest elongation west | Virgo |
| Wednesday 3rd November | 18:39 GMT | Conjunction of the Moon and Mercury | Virgo |
| Monday 29th November | 04:20 GMT | Mercury at superior solar conjunction | Scorpius |
| Thursday 2nd December | 23:34 GMT | Mercury at aphelion | Ophiuchus |
| Wednesday 29th December | 01:02 GMT | Conjunction of Venus and Mercury | Sagittarius |
| Thursday 30th December | 14:18 GMT | Conjunction of Mercury and Pluto | Sagittarius |
2022
| Tuesday 4th January | 01:22 GMT | Conjunction of the Moon and Mercury | Capricornus |
| Friday 7th January | 13:04 GMT | Mercury at greatest elongation east | Capricornus |
| Sunday 9th January | 13:14 GMT | Mercury at dichotomy | Capricornus |
| Thursday 13th January | – | Mercury reaches highest point in evening sky | Capricornus |
| Saturday 15th January | 23:12 GMT | Mercury at perihelion | Capricornus |
| Sunday 23rd January | 10:21 GMT | Mercury at inferior solar conjunction | Capricornus |
| Monday 31st January | 00:19 GMT | Conjunction of the Moon and Mercury | Sagittarius |
| Sunday 6th February | – | Mercury reaches highest point in morning sky | Capricornus |
| Friday 11th February | 15:56 GMT | Mercury at dichotomy | Sagittarius |
| Saturday 12th February | 19:13 GMT | Conjunction of Mercury and Pluto | Sagittarius |
| Wednesday 16th February | 21:50 GMT | Mercury at greatest elongation west | Capricornus |
| Monday 28th February | – | Conjunction of the Moon and Mercury | Capricornus |
| Monday 28th February | 22:49 GMT | Mercury at aphelion | Capricornus |
| Wednesday 2nd March | 12:32 GMT | Conjunction of Mercury and Saturn | Capricornus |
| Wednesday 2nd March | 15:37 GMT | Close approach of Mercury and Saturn | Capricornus |
| Saturday 2nd April | 23:56 BST | Mercury at superior solar conjunction | Pisces |
| Wednesday 13th April | 23:27 BST | Mercury at perihelion | Aries |
| Monday 18th April | 14:43 BST | Conjunction of Mercury and Uranus | Aries |
| Monday 25th April | 11:29 BST | Mercury at dichotomy | Aries |
| Thursday 28th April | – | Mercury reaches highest point in evening sky | Taurus |
| Friday 29 April | 08:25 BST | Mercury at greatest elongation east | Taurus |
| Monday 2nd May | 15:17 BST | Conjunction of the Moon and Mercury | Taurus |
| Saturday 21st May | 20:10 BST | Mercury at inferior solar conjunction | Taurus |
| Friday 27th May | 23:05 BST | Mercury at aphelion | Taurus |
| Thursday 16th June | 22:12 BST | Mercury at greatest elongation west | Taurus |
| Wednesday 22th June | 11:32 BST | Mercury at dichotomy | Taurus |
| Saturday 25th June | – | Mercury reaches highest point in morning sky | Taurus |
| Monday 27th June | 09:20 BST | Conjunction of the Moon and Mercury | Taurus |
| Sunday 10th July | 22:42 BST | Mercury at perihelion | Gemini |
| Saturday 16th July | 20:24 BST | Mercury at superior solar conjunction | Gemini |
| Friday 29th July | BST | Conjunction of the Moon and Mercury | Leo |
| Friday 12th August | – | Mercury reaches highest point in evening sky | Virgo |
| Tuesday 23rd August | 22:20 BST | Mercury at aphelion | Virgo |
| Saturday 27th August | 10:37 BST | Mercury at greatest elongation east | Virgo |
| Monday 29th August | 11:51 BST | Conjunction of the Moon and Mercury | Virgo |
| Monday 29th August | 17:24 BST | Mercury at dichotomy | Virgo |
| Friday 23rd September | 07:43 BST | Mercury at inferior solar conjunction | Virgo |
| Thursday 6th October | 21:58 BST | Mercury at perihelion | Virgo |
| Saturday 8th October | 09:45 BST | Mercury at dichotomy | Virgo |
| Saturday 8th October | – | Mercury reaches highest point in morning sky | Virgo |
| Saturday 8th October | 19:42 BST | Mercury at greatest elongation west | Virgo |
| Tuesday 8th November | 16:24 GMT | Mercury at superior solar conjunction | Libra |
| Saturday 19th November | 20:37 GMT | Mercury at aphelion | Scorpius |
| Wednesday 21st December | 18:36 GMT | Mercury at greatest elongation east | Sagittarius |
| Saturday 24th December | 15:11 GMT | Mercury at dichotomy | Sagittarius |
| Saturday 24th December | 18:31 GMT | Conjunction of the Moon and Mercury | Sagittarius |
| Monday 26th December | – | Mercury reaches highest point in evening sky | Sagittarius |
| Thursday 29th December | 09:07 GMT | Conjunction of Venus and Mercury | Sagittarius |
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