Where is Mercury?

Mercury is currently in the constellation of Cancer. Right now, from Greenwich, UK (change location), Mercury can be observed looking in the West-North-West at an altitude of 6.00 degrees above the horizon. View the position of Mercury in an interactive map of the sky. Given its current brightness (magnitude 1.21), Mercury is visible to the naked eye, easy and bright under dark skies, might be more difficult from heavily light polluted areas.

The current apparent celestial coordinates of Mercury, useful for pointing an equatorial telescope, the hour angle, and the sidereal time are provided in the table below:

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Star map showing the position of Mercury in the constellation of Cancer on July, 14 2025
Field of view: 50x30 degrees
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Additional Resources on TheSkyLive

• Mercury: Complete reference information on TheSkyLive.com.
• Where is Mercury?: Key information on where to find Mercury in the sky.
• Distance of Mercury from Earth: Find out how far Mercury is from Earth right now.
• How Bright is Mercury?: Current visual brightness (magnitude) and apparent size.
• Rise and Set Times: Rise and set times of Mercury from your location.
• Interactive Sky Map: Planetarium-style interactive visualization of Mercury's position in the sky.
• Live Position Tracker: High precision real time tracker of Mercury's position using deep space imagery.
• Ephemeris: 15 days Mercury's computed ephemeris.