Planets, good from here

Mercury’s best evening showing of the year

Mercury reaches 26 degrees east of the Sun and stands well up in the west after sunset.

When
Saturday, 25 September 2027, 00:06 CAT
Best time
18:20 to 18:55 CAT on Saturday, 25 September 2027
Where to look
West, after sunset
From Zimbabwe
Good from here. Forty-five minutes after sunset Mercury is about 14 degrees up in the 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).

In late September 2027 Mercury is at its best in the evening sky for the year from Zimbabwe, standing higher after sunset than at any other evening apparition in 2027.

Tips for watching

Look west about 30 to 45 minutes after sunset. Mercury is the brightest point in that part of the sky.

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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