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Mercury at aphelion Mercury passes the furthest point along its orbit from the Sun. Tue, 06 Jan 2026 at 06:01 EDT (604 days away) in Sagittarius

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Venus at superior solar conjunction Venus passes around the far side of the Sun. Tue, 06 Jan 2026 at 12:10 EDT (604 days away) in Sagittarius

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Mercury at superior solar conjunction Mercury passes around the far side of the Sun. Wed, 21 Jan 2026 at 11:01 EDT (619 days away) in Capricornus

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Venus at aphelion Venus passes the furthest point along its orbit from the Sun. Thu, 22 Jan 2026 at 07:48 EDT (620 days away) in Capricornus

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Mercury at perihelion Mercury passes its orbit's closest point to the Sun. Thu, 19 Feb 2026 at 05:43 EDT (648 days away) in Aquarius

266.

Mercury at greatest elongation east Mercury is bright and well placed in the evening sky. Thu, 19 Feb 2026 at 09:35 EDT (648 days away) in Aquarius

267.

Mercury at dichotomy Mercury reaches half phase in the evening sky. Thu, 19 Feb 2026 at 11:34 EDT (648 days away) in Aquarius

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Mercury at highest altitude in evening sky Mercury is bright and well placed in the evening sky. Fri, 20 Feb 2026 (649 days away) in Aquarius

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Mercury at inferior solar conjunction Mercury passes around the near side of the Sun. Sat, 07 Mar 2026 at 05:57 EDT (664 days away) in Pisces

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Mercury at highest altitude in morning sky Mercury is bright and well placed in the dawn sky. Fri, 27 Mar 2026 (684 days away) in Aquarius

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Mercury at greatest elongation west Mercury is bright and well placed in the dawn sky. Fri, 03 Apr 2026 at 14:48 EDT (691 days away) in Aquarius

272.

Mercury at dichotomy Mercury reaches half phase in the dawn sky. Fri, 03 Apr 2026 at 18:17 EDT (691 days away) in Aquarius

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Mercury at aphelion Mercury passes the furthest point along its orbit from the Sun. Sat, 04 Apr 2026 at 06:33 EDT (692 days away) in Aquarius

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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 (732 days away) in Aries

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Venus at perihelion Venus passes its orbit's closest point to the Sun. Thu, 14 May 2026 at 23:01 EDT (732 days away) in Taurus

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Mercury at perihelion Mercury passes its orbit's closest point to the Sun. Mon, 18 May 2026 at 06:27 EDT (736 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 (754 days away) in Virgo

278.

Mercury at dichotomy Mercury reaches half phase in the evening sky. Tue, 09 Jun 2026 at 16:19 EDT (758 days away) in Gemini

279.

Mercury at highest altitude in evening sky Mercury is bright and well placed in the evening sky. Wed, 10 Jun 2026 (759 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 (764 days away) in Gemini