Where is Mercury?
Above the horizon.
Rise: 5:07 | Tran: 13:26 | Set: 21:47
Alt: 27.18°
Az: 275.98°
Direction: West
Mercury is currently in the constellation of
Taurus.
The current Right Ascension is
Right now, from Greenwich, UK [Change Location], Mercury can be observed looking in the West direction at an altitude of 27.18 degrees above the horizon (view Mercury position on a interactive sky map). Given its current brightness (magnitude -1.66), Mercury is visible to the naked eye, easily even from highly light polluted areas.
Apparent coordinates:
Additional Resources on TheSkyLive
- Mercury: Complete reference information on TheSkyLive.com.
- Where is Mercury?: Key information on locating Mercury in the sky.
- Distance 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: Mercury's rise and set times from your location.
- Interactive Sky Map: planetarium-style interactive visualization of Mercury's position in the sky.
- Live Position Tracker: high precision position tracker with deep space imagery.
- Ephemeris: 15 days Mercury's computed ephemeris.