Mercury at greatest elongation (morning sky), March 17, 2027
Mercury at greatest elongation (morning sky): March 17, 2027 at 2:57 AM in New York (17 Mar 2027, 06:56 UTC). At that moment Mercury is below the horizon as seen from New York.
The sky at that moment
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2:57 AMWed, Mar 17
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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