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Stargazers can spot Mercury next to a crescent moon on June 26-27. Look west-northwest 45 minutes post-sunset for this rare celestial event.

The planet Mercury sits 3.5° to the left of a two-day-old crescent Moon in the evening sky tonight. At magnitude 0.1, Mercury is still bring and nearly 6° high in the west an hour after sunset.

The new moon occurs on June 25. A day later, Mercury reaches its highest point in the evening sky, and on June 27, the young moon will make a close pass to the planet.