Mercury at greatest elongation (evening sky), September 24, 2027
Mercury at greatest elongation (evening sky): September 24, 2027 at 6:06 PM in New York (24 Sept 2027, 22:06 UTC). At that moment Mercury is 15° above the horizon in the WSW, as seen from New York.
The sky at that moment
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6:06 PMFri, Sep 24
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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