21.

Mercury at perihelion Mercury passes its orbit's closest point to the Sun. Wed, 28 Sep 2016 at 11:24 EDT (2,779 days ago) in Leo

22.

Mercury at inferior solar conjunction Mercury passes around the near side of the Sun. Mon, 12 Sep 2016 at 19:35 EDT (2,795 days ago) in Leo

23.

Mercury at dichotomy Mercury reaches half phase in the evening sky. Wed, 17 Aug 2016 at 06:51 EDT (2,821 days ago) in Leo

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Mercury at greatest elongation east Mercury is bright and well placed in the evening sky. Tue, 16 Aug 2016 at 11:27 EDT (2,822 days ago) in Leo

25.

Mercury at aphelion Mercury passes the furthest point along its orbit from the Sun. Mon, 15 Aug 2016 at 11:58 EDT (2,823 days ago) in Leo

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A parade of 5 planets in the evening sky All five of the planets that are visible to the unaided eye will be above the horizon at the same time. Thu, 04 Aug 2016 (2,834 days ago) in Leo

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Mercury at highest altitude in evening sky Mercury is bright and well placed in the evening sky. Thu, 04 Aug 2016 (2,834 days ago) in Leo

28.

Venus at perihelion Venus passes its orbit's closest point to the Sun. Mon, 11 Jul 2016 at 04:25 EDT (2,858 days ago) in Cancer

29.

Mercury at superior solar conjunction Mercury passes around the far side of the Sun. Wed, 06 Jul 2016 at 23:30 EDT (2,863 days ago) in Gemini

30.

Mercury at perihelion Mercury passes its orbit's closest point to the Sun. Sat, 02 Jul 2016 at 12:37 EDT (2,867 days ago) in Gemini

31.

Mercury at highest altitude in morning sky Mercury is bright and well placed in the dawn sky. Sun, 12 Jun 2016 (2,887 days ago) in Aries

32.

Mercury at dichotomy Mercury reaches half phase in the dawn sky. Sat, 11 Jun 2016 at 06:07 EDT (2,888 days ago) in Taurus

33.

Venus at superior solar conjunction Venus passes around the far side of the Sun. Mon, 06 Jun 2016 at 18:19 EDT (2,893 days ago) in Taurus

34.

Mercury at greatest elongation west Mercury is bright and well placed in the dawn sky. Sun, 05 Jun 2016 at 08:51 EDT (2,894 days ago) in Aries

35.

Mercury at aphelion Mercury passes the furthest point along its orbit from the Sun. Thu, 19 May 2016 at 12:47 EDT (2,911 days ago) in Aries

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Mercury at inferior solar conjunction Mercury passes around the near side of the Sun. Mon, 09 May 2016 at 11:06 EDT (2,921 days ago) in Aries

37.

Transit of Mercury Mercury will pass in front of the Sun, creating a transit visible from the Americas, Africa, north-western Russia, Europe, Asia and Alaska. Mon, 09 May 2016 at 10:57 EDT (2,921 days ago) in Aries

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Mercury at greatest elongation east Mercury is bright and well placed in the evening sky. Mon, 18 Apr 2016 at 07:43 EDT (2,942 days ago) in Aries

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Mercury at highest altitude in evening sky Mercury is bright and well placed in the evening sky. Mon, 18 Apr 2016 (2,942 days ago) in Aries

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Mercury at dichotomy Mercury reaches half phase in the evening sky. Fri, 15 Apr 2016 at 04:04 EDT (2,945 days ago) in Aries