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Mercury tonight: rise, set and visibility

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Rise07:49
Transit13:00
Set18:10
Magnitude0.0
ConstellationLibra
Elongation25° E

Through the year (Tokyo)

DateRiseTransitSetMagnitudeConstellationElongationVisibility
10/1/2607:3012:5418:17-0.1Virgo23° ENot visible (near the Sun)
10/15/2607:5612:5918:020.1Libra25° ENot visible (near the Sun)
11/1/2606:4811:5417:013.3Libra8° ENot visible (near the Sun)
11/15/2604:5010:1915:49-0.0Virgo18° WMorning
12/1/2605:0810:2215:35-0.7Libra17° WMorning
12/15/2605:5910:5415:48-0.7Ophiuchus10° WNot visible (near the Sun)
1/1/2706:5711:4416:30-1.3Sagittarius2° WNot visible (near the Sun)
1/15/2707:3012:2817:26-1.1Capricornus9° ENot visible (near the Sun)
2/1/2707:3713:0618:35-0.7Aquarius18° EEvening
2/15/2706:3812:1817:593.4Aquarius8° ENot visible (near the Sun)
3/1/2705:1210:3816:041.1Capricornus19° WMorning
3/15/2704:4410:0815:320.3Capricornus28° WMorning
4/1/2704:4010:2216:05-0.1Aquarius24° WNot visible (near the Sun)
4/15/2704:4210:5217:03-0.8Cetus14° WNot visible (near the Sun)
5/1/2704:5811:4918:41-2.1Aries3° ENot visible (near the Sun)
5/15/2705:3012:4920:10-0.7Taurus17° EEvening
6/1/2705:5513:1620:370.8Gemini22° EEvening
6/15/2705:2612:3319:393.5Gemini12° ENot visible (near the Sun)
7/1/2703:5910:5717:553.3Orion12° WNot visible (near the Sun)
7/15/2703:1310:1917:240.4Orion21° WMorning
8/1/2703:5111:0118:11-1.4Gemini11° WNot visible (near the Sun)
8/15/2705:1612:0318:49-1.6Leo4° ENot visible (near the Sun)
9/1/2706:3912:4818:56-0.4Virgo18° ENot visible (near the Sun)
9/15/2707:2413:0418:440.0Virgo25° EEvening

Magnitude through the year (lower = brighter)

Magnitude through the year (lower = brighter)3.5-2.10.010-0104-0109-15

Events

EventJSTUTC
Mercury at greatest eastern elongation (25.2°, evening sky)Oct 12, 2026 19:032026-10-12 10:03
Moon passes 2.0° from MercuryOct 13, 2026 03:442026-10-12 18:44
Mercury in conjunction with the SunNov 4, 2026 23:242026-11-04 14:24
Mercury at greatest western elongation (19.6°, morning sky)Nov 21, 2026 08:312026-11-20 23:31
Mercury in conjunction with the SunJan 2, 2027 02:072027-01-01 17:07
Moon passes 0.5° from MercuryJan 8, 2027 14:172027-01-08 05:17
Mercury at greatest eastern elongation (18.3°, evening sky)Feb 3, 2027 15:142027-02-03 06:14
Moon passes 0.3° from MercuryFeb 8, 2027 12:552027-02-08 03:55
Mercury in conjunction with the SunFeb 19, 2027 01:392027-02-18 16:39
Moon passes 1.1° from MercuryMar 6, 2027 15:322027-03-06 06:32
Mercury at greatest western elongation (27.6°, morning sky)Mar 17, 2027 15:492027-03-17 06:49
Mercury in conjunction with the SunApr 29, 2027 06:212027-04-28 21:21
Moon passes 3.8° from MercuryMay 7, 2027 13:492027-05-07 04:49
Mercury at greatest eastern elongation (22.9°, evening sky)May 28, 2027 18:572027-05-28 09:57
Moon passes 2.7° from MercuryJun 6, 2027 15:552027-06-06 06:55
Mercury in conjunction with the SunJun 23, 2027 16:592027-06-23 07:59
Mercury at greatest western elongation (20.7°, morning sky)Jul 16, 2027 04:242027-07-15 19:24
Moon passes 0.3° from MercuryAug 2, 2027 00:572027-08-01 15:57
Mercury in conjunction with the SunAug 11, 2027 20:022027-08-11 11:02
Moon passes 4.0° from MercurySep 2, 2027 10:012027-09-02 01:01
Mercury at greatest eastern elongation (26.3°, evening sky)Sep 25, 2027 06:592027-09-24 21:59
Moon passes 1.6° from MercuryOct 2, 2027 08:212027-10-01 23:21

Planet

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Method

Positions are computed with Skyfield and the JPL DE421 ephemeris; magnitudes use Skyfield’s planetary magnitude models; constellations use the IAU boundaries. Rise and set are for a level horizon with mean refraction. ‘Evening’ means the planet is more than 5° above the horizon at the end of civil twilight after sunset, ‘morning’ the same before sunrise; ‘during the night’ means above 5° only in between. Moon–planet approaches are geocentric minima under 5°. Times are local; event times are JST and UTC.

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Mercury today: Evening. Times are for Tokyo.