When Is Mercury Visible During the Year?
See how Mercury visibility changes through the year from your location. The graph shows its seasonal observing windows, while the table gives rise, transit and set times for selected dates.
Mercury will become visible again around November 10 after moving far enough from the Sun.
Best Months to See Mercury
Based on the amount of time Mercury is above the horizon during dark or twilight hours, the strongest observing months in the next year are May 2027, November 2026, February 2027.
Mercury Visibility Throughout the Year
Mercury visibility on 2026-10-05
Mercury Visible from sunset until evening
Mercury rise and set timetable
| Time | Elevation | |
| Mercury transit | 12:23 | 37° |
| Moonset | 13:37 | 34° |
| Sunset | 16:44 | 9° |
| Civil sunset | 17:12 | 4° |
| Mercury set | 17:34 | |
| Astronomical observing session begins | 18:12 | -7° |
Moonrise, 34% illuminated  | 22:25 | -56° |
| Astronomical observing session ends | 03:40 | -41° |
| Mercury rise | 07:14 |
Track Mercury position throughout the night
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Mercury Rise, Transit and Set Times by Date
| Date | Rise — Set | Transit | Twilight | Coordinates | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-10-05 | 07:10 - 17:30 | 12:20 | 16:40 - 05:05 | RA: 14h 10m 56s", Dec: -15° 32' 05s @ Virgo | |||||
| 2026-10-12 | 07:23 - 17:22 | 12:23 | 16:30 - 05:11 | RA: 14h 41m 18s", Dec: -18° 40' 57s @ Libra | |||||
| 2026-10-19 | 07:25 - 17:10 | 12:18 | 16:21 - 05:18 | RA: 15h 03m 53s", Dec: -20° 38' 09s @ Libra | |||||
| 2026-10-26 | 07:04 - 16:49 | 11:57 | 16:12 - 05:24 | RA: 15h 10m 11s", Dec: -20° 40' 08s @ Libra | |||||
| 2026-11-02 | 06:07 - 16:12 | 11:10 | 16:04 - 05:32 | RA: 14h 50m 38s", Dec: -17° 40' 16s @ Libra | |||||
| 2026-11-09 | 04:53 - 15:31 | 10:12 | 15:57 - 05:39 | RA: 14h 20m 30s", Dec: -12° 53' 13s @ Virgo | |||||
| 2026-11-16 | 04:16 - 15:04 | 09:40 | 15:51 - 05:46 | RA: 14h 15m 59s", Dec: -11° 11' 47s @ Virgo | |||||
| 2026-11-23 | 04:17 - 14:53 | 09:35 | 15:47 - 05:53 | RA: 14h 38m 38s", Dec: -13° 04' 35s @ Libra | |||||
| 2026-11-30 | 04:36 - 14:51 | 09:43 | 15:45 - 06:00 | RA: 15h 14m 29s", Dec: -16° 18' 12s @ Libra | |||||
| 2026-12-07 | 05:01 - 14:54 | 09:57 | 15:44 - 06:07 | RA: 15h 56m 04s", Dec: -19° 31' 58s @ Libra | |||||
| 2026-12-14 | 05:27 - 15:01 | 10:14 | 15:45 - 06:12 | RA: 16h 40m 38s", Dec: -22° 11' 21s @ Ophiuchus | |||||
| 2026-12-21 | 05:53 - 15:13 | 10:33 | 15:47 - 06:17 | RA: 17h 27m 18s", Dec: -24° 00' 13s @ Ophiuchus | |||||
| 2026-12-28 | 06:17 - 15:30 | 10:54 | 15:51 - 06:19 | RA: 18h 15m 32s", Dec: -24° 48' 56s @ Sagittarius | |||||
| 2027-01-04 | 06:38 - 15:53 | 11:15 | 15:56 - 06:21 | RA: 19h 04m 54s", Dec: -24° 30' 13s @ Sagittarius | |||||
| 2027-01-11 | 06:54 - 16:21 | 11:38 | 16:03 - 06:20 | RA: 19h 54m 41s", Dec: -22° 58' 27s @ Sagittarius | |||||
| 2027-01-18 | 07:05 - 16:53 | 11:59 | 16:10 - 06:19 | RA: 20h 43m 48s", Dec: -20° 11' 04s @ Capricornus | |||||
| 2027-01-25 | 07:10 - 17:25 | 12:18 | 16:17 - 06:15 | RA: 21h 30m 04s", Dec: -16° 13' 54s @ Capricornus | |||||
| 2027-02-01 | 07:05 - 17:51 | 12:28 | 16:25 - 06:10 | RA: 22h 08m 17s", Dec: -11° 38' 13s @ Aquarius | |||||
| 2027-02-08 | 06:45 - 17:55 | 12:20 | 16:33 - 06:04 | RA: 22h 27m 33s", Dec: -7° 51' 47s @ Aquarius | |||||
| 2027-02-15 | 06:05 - 17:19 | 11:42 | 16:40 - 05:56 | RA: 22h 17m 06s", Dec: -7° 03' 48s @ Aquarius | |||||
| 2027-02-22 | 05:16 - 16:16 | 10:46 | 16:48 - 05:48 | RA: 21h 48m 33s", Dec: -9° 25' 10s @ Capricornus | |||||
| 2027-03-01 | 04:40 - 15:23 | 10:01 | 16:55 - 05:38 | RA: 21h 31m 31s", Dec: -12° 08' 46s @ Capricornus | |||||
| 2027-03-08 | 04:21 - 14:56 | 09:38 | 17:01 - 05:28 | RA: 21h 36m 06s", Dec: -13° 26' 07s @ Capricornus | |||||
| 2027-03-15 | 04:13 - 14:49 | 09:31 | 17:08 - 05:18 | RA: 21h 56m 22s", Dec: -13° 08' 42s @ Capricornus | |||||
| 2027-03-22 | 04:10 - 14:57 | 09:33 | 17:14 - 05:08 | RA: 22h 25m 55s", Dec: -11° 29' 42s @ Aquarius | |||||
| 2027-03-29 | 04:08 - 15:13 | 09:41 | 17:21 - 04:57 | RA: 23h 01m 04s", Dec: -8° 40' 15s @ Aquarius | |||||
| 2027-04-05 | 04:08 - 15:36 | 09:52 | 17:27 - 04:47 | RA: 23h 40m 06s", Dec: -4° 48' 46s @ Aquarius | |||||
| 2027-04-12 | 04:08 - 16:06 | 10:07 | 17:33 - 04:37 | RA: 00h 22m 42s", Dec: 00° 02' 29s @ Pisces | |||||
| 2027-04-19 | 04:10 - 16:42 | 10:26 | 17:39 - 04:27 | RA: 01h 09m 25s", Dec: 05° 29' 42s @ Pisces | |||||
| 2027-04-26 | 04:16 - 17:25 | 10:50 | 17:46 - 04:18 | RA: 02h 01m 18s", Dec: 11° 30' 44s @ Aries | |||||
| 2027-05-03 | 04:26 - 18:14 | 11:20 | 17:52 - 04:10 | RA: 02h 58m 29s", Dec: 17° 22' 30s @ Aries | |||||
| 2027-05-10 | 04:40 - 19:02 | 11:51 | 17:58 - 04:03 | RA: 03h 57m 37s", Dec: 22° 03' 11s @ Taurus | |||||
| 2027-05-17 | 04:57 - 19:40 | 12:18 | 18:04 - 03:57 | RA: 04h 52m 15s", Dec: 24° 46' 52s @ Taurus | |||||
| 2027-05-24 | 05:11 - 20:00 | 12:35 | 18:10 - 03:52 | RA: 05h 37m 01s", Dec: 25° 36' 14s @ Taurus | |||||
| 2027-05-31 | 05:17 - 20:02 | 12:40 | 18:15 - 03:48 | RA: 06h 08m 48s", Dec: 25° 00' 32s @ Gemini | |||||
| 2027-06-07 | 05:12 - 19:45 | 12:29 | 18:19 - 03:46 | RA: 06h 25m 24s", Dec: 23° 31' 42s @ Gemini | |||||
| 2027-06-14 | 04:52 - 19:11 | 12:01 | 18:23 - 03:45 | RA: 06h 25m 43s", Dec: 21° 39' 11s @ Gemini | |||||
| 2027-06-21 | 04:18 - 18:24 | 11:21 | 18:25 - 03:46 | RA: 06h 12m 44s", Dec: 19° 53' 44s @ Orion | |||||
| 2027-06-28 | 03:38 - 17:36 | 10:37 | 18:26 - 03:48 | RA: 05h 56m 28s", Dec: 18° 50' 44s @ Orion | |||||
| 2027-07-05 | 03:03 - 17:02 | 10:02 | 18:26 - 03:51 | RA: 05h 49m 20s", Dec: 18° 54' 55s @ Taurus | |||||
| 2027-07-12 | 02:41 - 16:47 | 09:44 | 18:24 - 03:56 | RA: 05h 58m 27s", Dec: 19° 58' 08s @ Orion | |||||
| 2027-07-19 | 02:35 - 16:52 | 09:43 | 18:20 - 04:00 | RA: 06h 25m 27s", Dec: 21° 21' 46s @ Gemini | |||||
| 2027-07-26 | 02:48 - 17:11 | 10:00 | 18:15 - 04:06 | RA: 07h 09m 19s", Dec: 22° 08' 32s @ Gemini | |||||
| 2027-08-02 | 03:20 - 17:36 | 10:28 | 18:09 - 04:11 | RA: 08h 05m 46s", Dec: 21° 16' 54s @ Cancer | |||||
| 2027-08-09 | 04:03 - 17:58 | 11:01 | 18:02 - 04:17 | RA: 09h 05m 55s", Dec: 18° 21' 10s @ Cancer | |||||
| 2027-08-16 | 04:47 - 18:12 | 11:29 | 17:54 - 04:23 | RA: 10h 01m 52s", Dec: 13° 53' 43s @ Leo | |||||
| 2027-08-23 | 05:25 - 18:17 | 11:51 | 17:45 - 04:29 | RA: 10h 51m 12s", Dec: 08° 43' 15s @ Leo | |||||
| 2027-08-30 | 05:57 - 18:16 | 12:07 | 17:35 - 04:35 | RA: 11h 34m 41s", Dec: 03° 23' 20s @ Leo | |||||
| 2027-09-06 | 06:24 - 18:12 | 12:18 | 17:25 - 04:40 | RA: 12h 13m 36s", Dec: -1° 46' 37s @ Virgo | |||||
| 2027-09-13 | 06:47 - 18:04 | 12:25 | 17:14 - 04:46 | RA: 12h 48m 43s", Dec: -6° 33' 50s @ Virgo | |||||
| 2027-09-20 | 07:03 - 17:55 | 12:29 | 17:04 - 04:52 | RA: 13h 20m 01s", Dec: -10° 46' 34s @ Virgo | |||||
| 2027-09-27 | 07:13 - 17:42 | 12:28 | 16:53 - 04:58 | RA: 13h 46m 02s", Dec: -14° 09' 05s @ Virgo | |||||
| 2027-10-04 | 07:09 - 17:25 | 12:17 | 16:42 - 05:04 | RA: 14h 02m 54s", Dec: -16° 12' 54s @ Virgo | |||||