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Mercury at superior solar conjunction Mercury passes around the far side of the Sun. Thu, 14 May 2026 at 10:30 EDT (32 days away) in Aries

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Venus at perihelion Venus passes its closest point to the Sun. Thu, 14 May 2026 at 23:01 EDT (32 days away) in Taurus

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Mercury at perihelion Mercury passes its closest point to the Sun. Mon, 18 May 2026 at 06:27 EDT (36 days away) in Taurus

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Venus at highest altitude in evening sky Venus is bright and well placed in the evening sky. Fri, 05 Jun 2026 (54 days away) in Virgo

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Mercury at dichotomy Mercury reaches half phase in the evening sky. Tue, 09 Jun 2026 at 16:19 EDT (58 days away) in Gemini

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Mercury at highest altitude in evening sky Mercury is bright and well placed in the evening sky. Wed, 10 Jun 2026 (59 days away) in Gemini

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Mercury at greatest elongation east Mercury is bright and well placed in the evening sky. Mon, 15 Jun 2026 at 18:40 EDT (64 days away) in Gemini

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Mercury at aphelion Mercury passes the furthest point along its orbit from the Sun. Wed, 01 Jul 2026 at 05:53 EDT (80 days away) in Gemini

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Mercury at inferior solar conjunction Mercury passes around the near side of the Sun. Sun, 12 Jul 2026 at 21:20 EDT (91 days away) in Gemini

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Mercury at greatest elongation west Mercury is bright and well placed in the dawn sky. Sun, 02 Aug 2026 at 09:54 EDT (112 days away) in Gemini

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Mercury at dichotomy Mercury reaches half phase in the dawn sky. Wed, 05 Aug 2026 at 06:19 EDT (115 days away) in Gemini

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Mercury at highest altitude in morning sky Mercury is bright and well placed in the dawn sky. Wed, 05 Aug 2026 (115 days away) in Gemini

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Venus at dichotomy Venus reaches half phase in the evening sky. Wed, 12 Aug 2026 at 15:44 EDT (122 days away) in Virgo

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Mercury at perihelion Mercury passes its closest point to the Sun. Fri, 14 Aug 2026 at 05:31 EDT (124 days away) in Cancer

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Venus at greatest elongation east Venus is bright and well placed in the evening sky. Fri, 14 Aug 2026 at 17:59 EDT (124 days away) in Virgo

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Mercury at superior solar conjunction Mercury passes around the far side of the Sun. Thu, 27 Aug 2026 at 13:11 EDT (137 days away) in Leo

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Venus at aphelion Venus passes the furthest point along its orbit from the Sun. Fri, 04 Sep 2026 at 11:06 EDT (145 days away) in Virgo

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Venus at greatest brightness Venus reaches its greatest brightness in the evening sky. Tue, 22 Sep 2026 at 13:32 EDT (163 days away) in Virgo

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Mercury at aphelion Mercury passes the furthest point along its orbit from the Sun. Sun, 27 Sep 2026 at 04:57 EDT (168 days away) in Virgo

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Mercury at highest altitude in evening sky Mercury is bright and well placed in the evening sky. Thu, 08 Oct 2026 (179 days away) in Libra