Mercury


Observing Mercury

Currents Views from Earth – diagram live!   (Source by The Sky Live / Sky Marvels)

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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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