Mercury and Venus close together

Friday, July 25, 2031

Exact moment (showing UTC)

Fri, Jul 25, 2031, 17:37 UTC

Choose a location to see whether Mercury is up from your city around this time.

What is happening

Mercury and Venus appear only 1.6° apart, close enough to fit in the same binocular field. Look in the direction of the brighter planet.

Positions come from the JPL approximate planetary elements and are good to a few arcminutes; timings are accurate to within an hour or so.