Venus and Mercury Elongation Events in August 2018

environment · 2018-08-17

Venus will reach its greatest eastern elongation on August 17, 2018, visible in the western sky at sunset. Mercury will reach its greatest western elongation on August 26, 2018, visible in the eastern sky just before sunrise.

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Sources

• “Venus is due to reach its highest point over the horizon on August 17th...August 26th is yet another elongation event...Mercury’s turn this time...” — The Islands Grapevine – July 26th, 2018 (July 26th, 2018)

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