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This Earth map fragment is intended to illustrate celestial motion across the sky, emphasizing both bearing and elevational perspectives. The map's center point corresponds to the transit, showcasing celestial objects at their highest point, while elevation gradually decreases towards the map edges. This dynamic representation offers insights into the changing positions of celestial bodies with a focus on their bearing and elevational trajectories.
Your location: Santa Clara, United States
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37.3541
Longitude:
-121.955

Annual Table of Rise, Transit & Set Times for Mercury

Annual Visibility – Graphical Overview

Time

Mercury Visibility Timetable on February 18

Mercury Rise and Set Timetable

TimeElevation
Moon Rise, 0.3% illuminated 05:06-7°
Mercury transit11:2748°
Sunset15:4817°
Civil sunset16:1611°
Moon Set16:2110°
Mercury set17:14
Astrosession begin17:17-1°
Astrosession end03:25-26°
Mercury rise05:39

Track Mercury Position Throughout the Night

← Wed, 18 February 2026 →

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Annual Rise, Transit & Set Times

DateRise - SetTransitTwighlightCoordinates
2026-02-1805:38 - 17:1011:2415:44 - 04:52RA: 23h 11m 59s", Dec: -4° 20' 28s @ Aquarius
2026-02-2505:11 - 17:1411:1315:51 - 04:43RA: 23h 28m 14s", Dec: 00° 42' 30s @ Pisces
2026-03-0404:34 - 16:3610:3515:58 - 04:34RA: 23h 17m 52s", Dec: 00° 35' 15s @ Pisces
2026-03-1103:55 - 15:3109:4316:04 - 04:24RA: 22h 53m 43s", Dec: -3° 33' 14s @ Aquarius
2026-03-1803:23 - 14:4009:0116:11 - 04:13RA: 22h 39m 27s", Dec: -6° 40' 23s @ Aquarius
2026-03-2503:04 - 14:1208:3816:17 - 04:03RA: 22h 43m 31s", Dec: -8° 04' 05s @ Aquarius
2026-04-0102:53 - 14:0408:2916:24 - 03:52RA: 23h 01m 56s", Dec: -7° 36' 52s @ Aquarius
2026-04-0802:47 - 14:1108:2916:30 - 03:42RA: 23h 29m 35s", Dec: -5° 38' 37s @ Aquarius
2026-04-1502:43 - 14:2708:3516:36 - 03:32RA: 00h 03m 24s", Dec: -2° 27' 11s @ Pisces
2026-04-2202:42 - 14:5008:4616:42 - 03:23RA: 00h 42m 04s", Dec: 01° 43' 52s @ Cetus
2026-04-2902:42 - 15:2209:0216:49 - 03:14RA: 01h 25m 39s", Dec: 06° 42' 22s @ Pisces
2026-05-0602:47 - 16:0109:2416:55 - 03:06RA: 02h 15m 11s", Dec: 12° 12' 08s @ Aries
2026-05-1302:57 - 16:4809:5317:01 - 03:00RA: 03h 11m 42s", Dec: 17° 42' 05s @ Aries
2026-05-2003:15 - 17:3910:2717:07 - 02:54RA: 04h 13m 49s", Dec: 22° 16' 16s @ Taurus
2026-05-2703:39 - 18:2311:0117:12 - 02:50RA: 05h 15m 49s", Dec: 24° 57' 33s @ Taurus
2026-06-0304:04 - 18:5311:2917:17 - 02:47RA: 06h 11m 03s", Dec: 25° 34' 39s @ Gemini
2026-06-1004:25 - 19:0711:4617:21 - 02:46RA: 06h 55m 49s", Dec: 24° 36' 39s @ Gemini
2026-06-1704:38 - 19:0411:5117:24 - 02:46RA: 07h 28m 23s", Dec: 22° 41' 56s @ Gemini
2026-06-2404:37 - 18:4711:4217:26 - 02:47RA: 07h 47m 14s", Dec: 20° 27' 01s @ Gemini
2026-07-0104:21 - 18:1611:1817:26 - 02:50RA: 07h 50m 49s", Dec: 18° 26' 59s @ Gemini
2026-07-0803:46 - 17:3410:4017:25 - 02:53RA: 07h 39m 46s", Dec: 17° 14' 24s @ Gemini
2026-07-1503:01 - 16:4709:5417:22 - 02:58RA: 07h 21m 23s", Dec: 17° 08' 56s @ Gemini
2026-07-2202:18 - 16:1109:1417:18 - 03:03RA: 07h 09m 17s", Dec: 18° 03' 20s @ Gemini
2026-07-2901:51 - 15:5308:5217:13 - 03:08RA: 07h 14m 32s", Dec: 19° 23' 23s @ Gemini
2026-08-0501:46 - 15:5508:5117:06 - 03:14RA: 07h 40m 37s", Dec: 20° 17' 16s @ Gemini
2026-08-1202:05 - 16:1009:0716:58 - 03:20RA: 08h 25m 02s", Dec: 19° 45' 00s @ Cancer
2026-08-1902:41 - 16:2809:3416:50 - 03:26RA: 09h 19m 47s", Dec: 17° 07' 40s @ Cancer
2026-08-2603:23 - 16:4110:0216:40 - 03:32RA: 10h 15m 00s", Dec: 12° 44' 37s @ Leo
2026-09-0204:03 - 16:4710:2516:30 - 03:37RA: 11h 05m 31s", Dec: 07° 28' 08s @ Leo
2026-09-0904:38 - 16:4810:4316:20 - 03:43RA: 11h 50m 54s", Dec: 01° 58' 46s @ Virgo
2026-09-1605:08 - 16:4510:5616:09 - 03:49RA: 12h 32m 17s", Dec: -3° 21' 06s @ Virgo
2026-09-2305:34 - 16:4111:0715:59 - 03:55RA: 13h 10m 44s", Dec: -8° 18' 57s @ Virgo
2026-09-3005:56 - 16:3511:1615:48 - 04:01RA: 13h 46m 46s", Dec: -12° 45' 43s @ Virgo
2026-10-0706:15 - 16:2811:2115:37 - 04:07RA: 14h 20m 06s", Dec: -16° 31' 51s @ Virgo
2026-10-1406:26 - 16:1911:2215:27 - 04:13RA: 14h 48m 49s", Dec: -19° 23' 06s @ Libra
2026-10-2106:22 - 16:0511:1415:18 - 04:20RA: 15h 07m 51s", Dec: -20° 53' 14s @ Libra
2026-10-2805:52 - 15:4010:4615:09 - 04:26RA: 15h 07m 22s", Dec: -20° 09' 35s @ Libra
2026-11-0404:45 - 15:0009:5215:02 - 04:34RA: 14h 41m 19s", Dec: -16° 16' 56s @ Libra
2026-11-1103:37 - 14:2108:5914:55 - 04:41RA: 14h 15m 46s", Dec: -11° 56' 43s @ Virgo
2026-11-1803:13 - 14:0008:3614:50 - 04:48RA: 14h 20m 21s", Dec: -11° 28' 14s @ Virgo
2026-11-2503:21 - 13:5208:3614:46 - 04:55RA: 14h 47m 59s", Dec: -13° 56' 26s @ Libra
2026-12-0203:43 - 13:5108:4714:44 - 05:02RA: 15h 25m 57s", Dec: -17° 15' 37s @ Libra
2026-12-0904:08 - 13:5509:0214:44 - 05:08RA: 16h 08m 33s", Dec: -20° 21' 55s @ Scorpius
2026-12-1604:35 - 14:0409:1914:45 - 05:14RA: 16h 53m 47s", Dec: -22° 48' 06s @ Ophiuchus
2026-12-2305:00 - 14:1709:3914:48 - 05:18RA: 17h 40m 56s", Dec: -24° 20' 37s @ Ophiuchus
2026-12-3005:23 - 14:3610:0014:53 - 05:20RA: 18h 29m 33s", Dec: -24° 50' 45s @ Sagittarius
2027-01-0605:43 - 15:0110:2214:58 - 05:21RA: 19h 19m 07s", Dec: -24° 11' 39s @ Sagittarius
2027-01-1305:58 - 15:3010:4415:05 - 05:20RA: 20h 08m 51s", Dec: -22° 18' 20s @ Sagittarius
2027-01-2006:07 - 16:0211:0515:12 - 05:18RA: 20h 57m 28s", Dec: -19° 09' 46s @ Capricornus
2027-01-2706:10 - 16:3411:2215:20 - 05:14RA: 21h 42m 10s", Dec: -14° 56' 34s @ Capricornus
2027-02-0306:01 - 16:5511:2815:27 - 05:08RA: 22h 16m 20s", Dec: -10° 22' 53s @ Aquarius
2027-02-1005:35 - 16:4911:1215:35 - 05:01RA: 22h 27m 43s", Dec: -7° 15' 13s @ Aquarius
2027-02-1704:50 - 16:0210:2615:42 - 04:54RA: 22h 09m 28s", Dec: -7° 30' 28s @ Aquarius