Today Mercury will be at inferior conjunction. After today the planet will reappear in the dawn, rising high enough from the Sun’s glow to be seen around the end of the year.
Mercury Events for 2017 | ||||
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Date UT | Separation | Mag | ||
Maximum Elongation | Jan 19 | 24.1°W | +0.0 | |
Superior Conjunction | Mar 6 | |||
Maximum Elongation | Apr 1 | 19.0°E | +0.2 | |
Inferior Conjunction | Apr 19 | |||
Maximum Elongation | May 17 | 25.8°W | +0.7 | |
Superior Conjunction | Jun 21 | |||
Maximum Elongation | Jul 30 | 27.2°E | +0.6 | |
Inferior Conjunction | Aug 26 | |||
Maximum Elongation | Sep 12 | 17.9°W | -0.1 | |
Superior Conjunction | Oct 8 | |||
Maximum Elongation | Nov 24 | 22.0°E | -0.1 | |
Inferior Conjunction | Dec 12 | |||
Source: NASA Sky Calendar and the Mercury Chaser’s Calculator |