Mercury in Summer 2025

Did you know that we can spot Mercury in the evening sky on July 4th? It will then be visible again in the morning on August 19th...Here's some really cool info Nikita found out for us on Earthsky.org website. check it out!

Mercury events in 2025

Note: Times are in UTC

Feb 9, 2025: Superior conjunction (passes behind sun from Earth)Mar 8, 2025: Greatest elongation (evening)Mar 24, 2025: Inferior conjunction (races between Earth and sun)Apr 21, 2025: Greatest elongation (morning)May 30, 2025: Superior conjunction (passes behind sun from Earth)Jul 4, 2025: Greatest elongation (evening)Aug 1, 2025: Inferior conjunction (races between Earth and sun)Aug 19, 2025: Greatest elongation (morning)Sep 13, 2025: Superior conjunction (passes behind sun from Earth)Oct 29, 2025: Greatest elongation (evening)Nov 20, 2025: Inferior conjunction (races between Earth and sun)Dec 7, 2025: Greatest elongation (morning).