Is Mercury visible tonight?
Whether Mercury can be seen tonight: highest point, direction, estimated brightness and angular distance from the Sun.
Mercury
Not visible
stays too low or below the horizon all night
Highest point tonight
3°
Direction: south-west · 18:43
Estimated magnitude
0.1
Angular distance from the Sun
25°
Distance from Earth
0.935 au
New York City · Window used: 18:43 – 06:41 (America/New_York)
Nearby cities
| Highest point tonight | Direction | Time zone | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York City | Not visible | 3° | south-west | America/New_York |
| London | Not visible | -2° | south-west | Europe/London |
| Sydney | Visible | 19° | west | Australia/Sydney |
| Melbourne | Visible | 18° | west | Australia/Melbourne |
| Los Angeles | Not visible | 5° | south-west | America/Los_Angeles |
| Toronto | Not visible | 2° | south-west | America/Toronto |
See also
How these times are calculated
Planet positions come from the mean Keplerian elements published by JPL/Solar System Dynamics, valid from 1800 to 2050, with errors from 15 arcseconds for Mercury to a few arcminutes for Saturn. Checked against JPL Horizons. The visibility test is deliberately conservative: a planet counts as visible only if it climbs above 10° at some point between the end and the start of civil twilight and sits more than 15° from the Sun. Nothing here models clouds, light pollution, hills or buildings on your horizon.
Highest point tonight ≥ 10° · Angular distance from the Sun ≥ 15°
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