Wednesday, June 19, 2013 Mercury is at its closest approach to Venus, just 1.9 degrees to Venus' lower left. Mercury will now fade and drop lower as it heads towards inferior conjunction on the 9th of July. […]
Tuesday, June 18, 2013 Mercury is 2.1 degrees to the left of Venus. Mercury has faded to +1.0 magnitude. Look low in the WNW an hour after sunset. Castor and Pollux are above Venus and Mercury. […]