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Mercury at aphelion Mercury passes the furthest point along its orbit from the Sun. Sun, 29 Oct 2017 at 05:05 PDT (2,370 days ago) in Libra

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Mercury at greatest elongation east Mercury is bright and well placed in the evening sky. Thu, 23 Nov 2017 at 18:32 PDT (2,345 days ago) in Ophiuchus

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Mercury at highest altitude in evening sky Mercury is bright and well placed in the evening sky. Sun, 26 Nov 2017 (2,341 days ago) in Ophiuchus

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Mercury at dichotomy Mercury reaches half phase in the evening sky. Tue, 28 Nov 2017 at 01:09 PDT (2,340 days ago) in Sagittarius

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Mercury at perihelion Mercury passes its orbit's closest point to the Sun. Tue, 12 Dec 2017 at 03:27 PDT (2,326 days ago) in Ophiuchus

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Mercury at inferior solar conjunction Mercury passes around the near side of the Sun. Tue, 12 Dec 2017 at 17:45 PDT (2,326 days ago) in Ophiuchus

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Mercury at dichotomy Mercury reaches half phase in the dawn sky. Wed, 27 Dec 2017 at 15:29 PDT (2,311 days ago) in Ophiuchus

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Mercury at highest altitude in morning sky Mercury is bright and well placed in the dawn sky. Thu, 28 Dec 2017 (2,309 days ago) in Ophiuchus

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Mercury at greatest elongation west Mercury is bright and well placed in the dawn sky. Mon, 01 Jan 2018 at 16:51 PDT (2,306 days ago) in Ophiuchus

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Venus at superior solar conjunction Venus passes around the far side of the Sun. Mon, 08 Jan 2018 at 23:36 PDT (2,298 days ago) in Sagittarius

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Venus at aphelion Venus passes the furthest point along its orbit from the Sun. Tue, 23 Jan 2018 at 00:21 PDT (2,284 days ago) in Capricornus

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Mercury at aphelion Mercury passes the furthest point along its orbit from the Sun. Thu, 25 Jan 2018 at 03:21 PDT (2,282 days ago) in Sagittarius

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Mercury at superior solar conjunction Mercury passes around the far side of the Sun. Sat, 17 Feb 2018 at 04:37 PDT (2,259 days ago) in Aquarius

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Mercury at perihelion Mercury passes its orbit's closest point to the Sun. Sat, 10 Mar 2018 at 03:06 PDT (2,238 days ago) in Pisces

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Mercury at dichotomy Mercury reaches half phase in the evening sky. Wed, 14 Mar 2018 at 02:06 PDT (2,234 days ago) in Pisces

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Mercury at highest altitude in evening sky Mercury is bright and well placed in the evening sky. Thu, 15 Mar 2018 (2,233 days ago) in Pisces

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Mercury at greatest elongation east Mercury is bright and well placed in the evening sky. Thu, 15 Mar 2018 at 03:26 PDT (2,233 days ago) in Pisces

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Mercury at inferior solar conjunction Mercury passes around the near side of the Sun. Sun, 01 Apr 2018 at 10:48 PDT (2,216 days ago) in Pisces

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Mercury at aphelion Mercury passes the furthest point along its orbit from the Sun. Mon, 23 Apr 2018 at 03:51 PDT (2,194 days ago) in Cetus

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Mercury at greatest elongation west Mercury is bright and well placed in the dawn sky. Sun, 29 Apr 2018 at 08:15 PDT (2,188 days ago) in Cetus