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| Nov 20Friin 11 days | Mercury at greatest western elongationMercury is 19.6° from the Sun, best seen in the morning sky. · Astronomy Engine | recurring | Astronomy EngineComputed (rule) |
| Coming upLater this month | |||
| Nov 25Wedin 2 weeks | Uranus at oppositionUranus is opposite the Sun: up all night and at its brightest for the year. · Astronomy Engine | about yearly | Astronomy EngineComputed (rule) |
| PastOctober | |||
| Oct 12Mon4 weeks ago | Mercury at greatest eastern elongationMercury is 25.2° from the Sun, best seen in the evening sky. · Astronomy Engine | recurring | Astronomy EngineComputed (rule) |
| Oct 4Sun5 weeks ago | Saturn at oppositionSaturn is opposite the Sun: up all night and at its brightest for the year. · Astronomy Engine | about yearly | Astronomy EngineComputed (rule) |
| PastSeptember | |||
| Sep 25Fri6 weeks ago | Neptune at oppositionNeptune is opposite the Sun: up all night and at its brightest for the year. · Astronomy Engine | about yearly | Astronomy EngineComputed (rule) |
| PastAugust | |||
| Aug 15Sat2 months ago | Venus at greatest eastern elongationVenus is 45.9° from the Sun, best seen in the evening sky. · Astronomy Engine | recurring | Astronomy EngineComputed (rule) |
| Aug 2Sun3 months ago | Mercury at greatest western elongationMercury is 19.5° from the Sun, best seen in the morning sky. · Astronomy Engine | recurring | Astronomy EngineComputed (rule) |
| PastJune | |||
| Jun 15Mon4 months ago | Mercury at greatest eastern elongationMercury is 24.5° from the Sun, best seen in the evening sky. · Astronomy Engine | recurring | Astronomy EngineComputed (rule) |
| PastApril | |||
| Apr 3Fri7 months ago | Mercury at greatest western elongationMercury is 27.8° from the Sun, best seen in the morning sky. · Astronomy Engine | recurring | Astronomy EngineComputed (rule) |
| PastFebruary | |||
| Feb 19Thu8 months ago | Mercury at greatest eastern elongationMercury is 18.1° from the Sun, best seen in the evening sky. · Astronomy Engine | recurring | Astronomy EngineComputed (rule) |
| PastJanuary | |||
| Jan 10Sat10 months ago | Jupiter at oppositionJupiter is opposite the Sun: up all night and at its brightest for the year. · Astronomy Engine | about yearly | Astronomy EngineComputed (rule) |