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Mercury Shines Bright: Evening Star Set for October 29

10/31/2025

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Mercury reaches its greatest eastern elongation on October 29, 2025, appearing as an evening star after sunset.
Mercury has magnitude -0.1.
Mercury sits between Mars and Antares, visible for less than an hour as a 60-percent illuminated gibbous disk.
On October 31, 2025, Venus rises in the morning sky ahead of Spica, visible about 30 minutes before sunrise.
Observers are advised to use telescopes for a closer view.

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Mercury reaches its greatest eastern elongation on October 29, 2025, appearing as an evening star after sunset.
Mercury has magnitude -0.1.
Mercury sits between Mars and Antares, visible for less than an hour as a 60-percent illuminated gibbous disk.
On October 31, 2025, Venus rises in the morning sky ahead of Spica, visible about 30 minutes before sunrise.
Observers are advised to use telescopes for a closer view.