Today Mercury passes through superior conjunction, passing behind the Sun as seen from the Earth. The planet will appear in the sunset later next month, reaching maximum elongation on January 30th.
Mercury Events for 2013 |
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| Date UT | Date HST | Separation | |||
| Superior Conjunction | Jan 18 | 08:44UT | Jan 17 | 22:44HST | |
| Maximum Elongation | Feb 16 | 20:59UT | Feb 16 | 10:59HST | 18.1°E |
| Inferior Conjunction | Mar 4 | 12:55UT | Mar 4 | 02:55HST | |
| Maximum Elongation | Mar 31 | 21:59UT | Mar 31 | 11:59HST | 27.8°W |
| Superior Conjunction | May 11 | 20:57UT | May 11 | 10:57HST | |
| Maximum Elongation | Jun 12 | 16:59UT | Jun 12 | 06:59HST | 24.3°E |
| Inferior Conjunction | Jul 9 | 18:39UT | Jul 9 | 08:39HST | |
| Maximum Elongation | Jul 30 | 08:59UT | Jul 29 | 22:59HST | 19.6°W |
| Superior Conjunction | Aug 24 | 20:37UT | Aug 24 | 10:37HST | |
| Maximum Elongation | Oct 9 | 09:59UT | Oct 8 | 23:59HST | 25.3°E |
| Inferior Conjunction | Nov 1 | 20:12UT | Nov 1 | 10:12HST | |
| Maximum Elongation | Nov 18 | 01:59UT | Nov 17 | 15:59HST | 19.5°W |
| Superior Conjunction | Dec 29 | 06:00UT | Dec 28 | 20:00HST | |
| Source: NASA Sky Calendar and the Mercury Chaser’s Calculator | |||||
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