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 November 2026, May 2027, February 2027.
Mercury Visibility Throughout the Year
Mercury visibility on 2026-10-03
Mercury Visible from sunset until evening
Mercury rise and set timetable
| Time | Elevation | |
| Mercury transit | 12:22 | 38° |
| Sunset | 16:47 | 9° |
| Civil sunset | 17:15 | 4° |
| Mercury set | 17:36 | |
| Astronomical observing session begins | 18:15 | -8° |
Moonrise, 56.5% illuminated  | 21:14 | -43° |
| Astronomical observing session ends | 03:38 | -41° |
| Mercury rise | 07:09 | |
| Moonset | 12:53 | 38° |
Track Mercury position throughout the night
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Shift the map to change the time and observe Mercury changing position in the night sky.
Mercury Rise, Transit and Set Times by Date
| Date | Rise — Set | Transit | Twilight | Coordinates | |||||
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| 2026-10-03 | 07:05 - 17:32 | 12:18 | 16:43 - 05:03 | RA: 14h 01m 27s", Dec: -14° 28' 17s @ Virgo | |||||
| 2026-10-10 | 07:20 - 17:25 | 12:23 | 16:33 - 05:09 | RA: 14h 33m 11s", Dec: -17° 53' 06s @ Libra | |||||
| 2026-10-17 | 07:27 - 17:14 | 12:20 | 16:23 - 05:16 | RA: 14h 58m 37s", Dec: -20° 13' 55s @ Libra | |||||
| 2026-10-24 | 07:14 - 16:56 | 12:05 | 16:14 - 05:23 | RA: 15h 10m 44s", Dec: -20° 55' 15s @ Libra | |||||
| 2026-10-31 | 06:27 - 16:24 | 11:26 | 16:06 - 05:30 | RA: 14h 58m 48s", Dec: -18° 52' 05s @ Libra | |||||
| 2026-11-07 | 05:12 - 15:42 | 10:27 | 15:59 - 05:37 | RA: 14h 27m 42s", Dec: -14° 07' 55s @ Libra | |||||
| 2026-11-14 | 04:21 - 15:10 | 09:46 | 15:53 - 05:44 | RA: 14h 13m 54s", Dec: -11° 13' 33s @ Virgo | |||||
| 2026-11-21 | 04:14 - 14:55 | 09:35 | 15:48 - 05:51 | RA: 14h 30m 17s", Dec: -12° 18' 49s @ Libra | |||||
| 2026-11-28 | 04:29 - 14:51 | 09:40 | 15:45 - 05:58 | RA: 15h 03m 28s", Dec: -15° 20' 31s @ Libra | |||||
| 2026-12-05 | 04:53 - 14:52 | 09:53 | 15:44 - 06:05 | RA: 15h 43m 48s", Dec: -18° 39' 07s @ Libra | |||||
| 2026-12-12 | 05:20 - 14:58 | 10:09 | 15:44 - 06:11 | RA: 16h 27m 40s", Dec: -21° 30' 26s @ Ophiuchus | |||||
| 2026-12-19 | 05:46 - 15:09 | 10:27 | 15:46 - 06:15 | RA: 17h 13m 47s", Dec: -23° 34' 53s @ Ophiuchus | |||||
| 2026-12-26 | 06:11 - 15:25 | 10:48 | 15:50 - 06:19 | RA: 18h 01m 37s", Dec: -24° 41' 36s @ Sagittarius | |||||
| 2027-01-02 | 06:32 - 15:46 | 11:09 | 15:55 - 06:21 | RA: 18h 50m 43s", Dec: -24° 42' 49s @ Sagittarius | |||||
| 2027-01-09 | 06:50 - 16:13 | 11:31 | 16:01 - 06:21 | RA: 19h 40m 28s", Dec: -23° 32' 22s @ Sagittarius | |||||
| 2027-01-16 | 07:02 - 16:44 | 11:53 | 16:08 - 06:19 | RA: 20h 29m 56s", Dec: -21° 06' 32s @ Capricornus | |||||
| 2027-01-23 | 07:09 - 17:16 | 12:13 | 16:15 - 06:16 | RA: 21h 17m 22s", Dec: -17° 27' 43s @ Capricornus | |||||
| 2027-01-30 | 07:08 - 17:45 | 12:26 | 16:23 - 06:11 | RA: 21h 58m 42s", Dec: -12° 57' 09s @ Capricornus | |||||
| 2027-02-06 | 06:53 - 17:57 | 12:25 | 16:31 - 06:05 | RA: 22h 24m 48s", Dec: -8° 43' 39s @ Aquarius | |||||
| 2027-02-13 | 06:18 - 17:34 | 11:56 | 16:38 - 05:58 | RA: 22h 23m 05s", Dec: -6° 54' 14s @ Aquarius | |||||
| 2027-02-20 | 05:29 - 16:35 | 11:02 | 16:46 - 05:50 | RA: 21h 56m 42s", Dec: -8° 34' 11s @ Capricornus | |||||
| 2027-02-27 | 04:48 - 15:35 | 10:12 | 16:53 - 05:41 | RA: 21h 34m 08s", Dec: -11° 28' 48s @ Capricornus | |||||
| 2027-03-06 | 04:25 - 15:01 | 09:43 | 17:00 - 05:31 | RA: 21h 32m 51s", Dec: -13° 14' 09s @ Capricornus | |||||
| 2027-03-13 | 04:15 - 14:49 | 09:32 | 17:06 - 05:21 | RA: 21h 49m 24s", Dec: -13° 22' 36s @ Capricornus | |||||
| 2027-03-20 | 04:10 - 14:53 | 09:32 | 17:13 - 05:11 | RA: 22h 16m 47s", Dec: -12° 05' 35s @ Aquarius | |||||
| 2027-03-27 | 04:09 - 15:08 | 09:38 | 17:19 - 05:00 | RA: 22h 50m 35s", Dec: -9° 35' 20s @ Aquarius | |||||
| 2027-04-03 | 04:08 - 15:29 | 09:48 | 17:25 - 04:50 | RA: 23h 28m 36s", Dec: -6° 00' 49s @ Aquarius | |||||
| 2027-04-10 | 04:08 - 15:57 | 10:02 | 17:31 - 04:40 | RA: 00h 10m 09s", Dec: -1° 29' 26s @ Pisces | |||||
| 2027-04-17 | 04:09 - 16:31 | 10:20 | 17:38 - 04:30 | RA: 00h 55m 35s", Dec: 03° 50' 50s @ Pisces | |||||
| 2027-04-24 | 04:14 - 17:12 | 10:43 | 17:44 - 04:21 | RA: 01h 45m 54s", Dec: 09° 46' 19s @ Pisces | |||||
| 2027-05-01 | 04:22 - 18:00 | 11:11 | 17:50 - 04:12 | RA: 02h 41m 43s", Dec: 15° 46' 20s @ Aries | |||||
| 2027-05-08 | 04:36 - 18:49 | 11:42 | 17:56 - 04:05 | RA: 03h 40m 53s", Dec: 20° 53' 48s @ Taurus | |||||
| 2027-05-15 | 04:52 - 19:30 | 12:11 | 18:03 - 03:58 | RA: 04h 37m 28s", Dec: 24° 12' 41s @ Taurus | |||||
| 2027-05-22 | 05:07 - 19:56 | 12:32 | 18:08 - 03:53 | RA: 05h 25m 27s", Dec: 25° 32' 16s @ Taurus | |||||
| 2027-05-29 | 05:16 - 20:03 | 12:40 | 18:14 - 03:49 | RA: 06h 01m 11s", Dec: 25° 17' 30s @ Taurus | |||||
| 2027-06-05 | 05:15 - 19:52 | 12:33 | 18:18 - 03:47 | RA: 06h 22m 19s", Dec: 24° 00' 45s @ Gemini | |||||
| 2027-06-12 | 04:59 - 19:22 | 12:11 | 18:22 - 03:46 | RA: 06h 27m 14s", Dec: 22° 12' 03s @ Gemini | |||||
| 2027-06-19 | 04:29 - 18:38 | 11:33 | 18:25 - 03:46 | RA: 06h 17m 20s", Dec: 20° 21' 07s @ Orion | |||||
| 2027-06-26 | 03:49 - 17:49 | 10:49 | 18:26 - 03:48 | RA: 06h 00m 40s", Dec: 19° 02' 28s @ Orion | |||||
| 2027-07-03 | 03:12 - 17:10 | 10:11 | 18:26 - 03:50 | RA: 05h 49m 53s", Dec: 18° 46' 39s @ Taurus | |||||
| 2027-07-10 | 02:46 - 16:49 | 09:47 | 18:24 - 03:54 | RA: 05h 54m 01s", Dec: 19° 35' 53s @ Orion | |||||
| 2027-07-17 | 02:35 - 16:49 | 09:42 | 18:21 - 03:59 | RA: 06h 15m 55s", Dec: 20° 58' 52s @ Orion | |||||
| 2027-07-24 | 02:43 - 17:04 | 09:53 | 18:17 - 04:04 | RA: 06h 55m 13s", Dec: 22° 02' 44s @ Gemini | |||||
| 2027-07-31 | 03:10 - 17:29 | 10:19 | 18:11 - 04:10 | RA: 07h 48m 49s", Dec: 21° 44' 23s @ Gemini | |||||
| 2027-08-07 | 03:51 - 17:53 | 10:52 | 18:04 - 04:16 | RA: 08h 48m 55s", Dec: 19° 22' 56s @ Cancer | |||||
| 2027-08-14 | 04:35 - 18:09 | 11:22 | 17:56 - 04:21 | RA: 09h 46m 33s", Dec: 15° 16' 27s @ Leo | |||||
| 2027-08-21 | 05:15 - 18:16 | 11:45 | 17:47 - 04:27 | RA: 10h 37m 46s", Dec: 10° 14' 03s @ Leo | |||||
| 2027-08-28 | 05:49 - 18:17 | 12:03 | 17:38 - 04:33 | RA: 11h 22m 47s", Dec: 04° 54' 23s @ Leo | |||||
| 2027-09-04 | 06:15 - 18:15 | 12:15 | 17:28 - 04:39 | RA: 12h 02m 53s", Dec: 00° 19' 53s @ Virgo | |||||
| 2027-09-11 | 06:41 - 18:07 | 12:24 | 17:17 - 04:45 | RA: 12h 39m 03s", Dec: -5° 14' 45s @ Virgo | |||||
| 2027-09-18 | 06:59 - 17:58 | 12:29 | 17:07 - 04:50 | RA: 13h 11m 31s", Dec: -9° 38' 39s @ Virgo | |||||
| 2027-09-25 | 07:11 - 17:46 | 12:29 | 16:56 - 04:56 | RA: 13h 39m 18s", Dec: -13° 17' 38s @ Virgo | |||||
| 2027-10-02 | 07:12 - 17:31 | 12:21 | 16:45 - 05:02 | RA: 13h 59m 23s", Dec: -15° 48' 07s @ Virgo | |||||