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Mercury at perihelion Mercury passes its orbit's closest point to the Sun. Sun, 25 Dec 2016 at 09:23 EDT (2,690 days ago) in Sagittarius

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Mercury at highest altitude in evening sky Mercury is bright and well placed in the evening sky. Thu, 15 Dec 2016 (2,700 days ago) in Sagittarius

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Mercury at dichotomy Mercury reaches half phase in the evening sky. Wed, 14 Dec 2016 at 11:47 EDT (2,701 days ago) in Sagittarius

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Mercury at greatest elongation east Mercury is bright and well placed in the evening sky. Sun, 11 Dec 2016 at 02:55 EDT (2,704 days ago) in Sagittarius

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Mercury at aphelion Mercury passes the furthest point along its orbit from the Sun. Fri, 11 Nov 2016 at 09:58 EDT (2,734 days ago) in Libra

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Venus at aphelion Venus passes the furthest point along its orbit from the Sun. Mon, 31 Oct 2016 at 06:16 EDT (2,745 days ago) in Ophiuchus

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Mercury at superior solar conjunction Mercury passes around the far side of the Sun. Thu, 27 Oct 2016 at 12:29 EDT (2,749 days ago) in Virgo

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Mercury at highest altitude in morning sky Mercury is bright and well placed in the dawn sky. Thu, 29 Sep 2016 (2,777 days ago) in Leo

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Mercury at dichotomy Mercury reaches half phase in the dawn sky. Wed, 28 Sep 2016 at 13:42 EDT (2,778 days ago) in Leo

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Mercury at greatest elongation west Mercury is bright and well placed in the dawn sky. Wed, 28 Sep 2016 at 13:16 EDT (2,778 days ago) in Leo

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Mercury at perihelion Mercury passes its orbit's closest point to the Sun. Wed, 28 Sep 2016 at 11:24 EDT (2,778 days ago) in Leo

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Mercury at inferior solar conjunction Mercury passes around the near side of the Sun. Mon, 12 Sep 2016 at 19:35 EDT (2,794 days ago) in Leo

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Mercury at dichotomy Mercury reaches half phase in the evening sky. Wed, 17 Aug 2016 at 06:51 EDT (2,820 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 (2,821 days ago) in Leo

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Mercury at aphelion Mercury passes the furthest point along its orbit from the Sun. Mon, 15 Aug 2016 at 11:58 EDT (2,822 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 (2,833 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 (2,833 days ago) in Leo

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Venus at perihelion Venus passes its orbit's closest point to the Sun. Mon, 11 Jul 2016 at 04:25 EDT (2,857 days ago) in Cancer

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Mercury at superior solar conjunction Mercury passes around the far side of the Sun. Wed, 06 Jul 2016 at 23:30 EDT (2,862 days ago) in Gemini

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Mercury at perihelion Mercury passes its orbit's closest point to the Sun. Sat, 02 Jul 2016 at 12:37 EDT (2,866 days ago) in Gemini