āļøš°ļø Mercury at Superior Conjunction
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Date: 13 September 2025
š Time: 16:30 IST
š Mercury has just slipped behind the Sun ā reaching superior conjunction, where it lies on the far side of the solar system, in line with the Sun and Earth.
š At this point, Mercury is:
āļø Just 1Ā°36ā² from the Sun ā completely hidden in the Sunās glare
š 1.38 AU away from Earth ā at its most distant (apogee)
š Unobservable for the next few weeks
āØ This marks the end of Mercuryās morning apparition and begins its slow shift to the evening sky.
šø A cosmic reset ā next stop: Mercury as a glowing evening star!
