Planets, fair from here

Mercury in the evening sky

Mercury reaches 23 degrees east of the Sun and can be spotted low in the west-north-west after sunset.

When
Friday, 28 May 2027, 12:01 CAT
Best time
17:55 to 18:25 CAT on Friday, 28 May 2027
Where to look
West-north-west, low
From Zimbabwe
Fair from here. Forty-five minutes after sunset Mercury is about 9 degrees up in the west-north-west.
Mercury
The innermost planet, mapped by NASA’s MESSENGER spacecraft. Credit: NASA/Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory/Carnegie Institution of Washington, Public domain (NASA).

For about a week either side of 28 May, Mercury is visible after sunset as a fairly bright point low in the west-north-west, setting soon after the end of twilight.

Tips for watching

You need a clear, flat western horizon. Start looking about half an hour after sunset.

Times are Central Africa Time, worked out for Harare; other towns in Zimbabwe differ by a few minutes. Source: Computed for Harare with Astronomy Engine.

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