Mercury at greatest elongation (evening sky), April 21, 2029
Mercury at greatest elongation (evening sky): April 21, 2029 at 9:36 AM in New York (21 Apr 2029, 13:35 UTC). At that moment Mercury is 29° above the horizon in the E, as seen from New York.
The sky at that moment
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9:36 AMSat, Apr 21
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What happens
At greatest elongation Mercury or Venus is at its largest angle from the Sun in our sky. That is usually the best time to see it, after sunset in the evening sky or before sunrise in the morning sky.
Calculated with Astronomy Engine, an open-source library verified against the US Naval Observatory and NASA JPL. Data sources