- Mercury reaches greatest western elongation on Monday 8th December 2025.
o - At this point, it will be 20.7° west of the Sun and best visible in the morning sky from the UK.
o - Best seen in the morning sky, rising about 90 minutes before sunrise ~ low in the eastern sky, just above the horizon (Mercury brightness ~ magnitude: -0.5).
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