For Jan 01 to Dec 31, 2017
  Eastern Time Zone (75° west of Greenwich)

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  GREATEST ELONGATIONS

  Planet             Date               Elongation    Mag.
                        d   h  m         °
  Mercury     2017 Jan 19   4 43 EST    24.1  West   -0.2
  Mercury     2017 Apr  1   6 18 EDT    19.0  East   -0.2
  Mercury     2017 May 17  19 24 EDT    25.8  West    0.4
  Mercury     2017 Jul 30   0 39 EDT    27.2  East    0.3
  Mercury     2017 Sep 12   6 17 EDT    17.9  West   -0.4
  Mercury     2017 Nov 23  19 27 EST    22.0  East   -0.4

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  CONJUNCTIONS WITH THE SUN
   
                                                Geocentric
  Circumstance              Date            Ecliptic Longitude    Separation
                               d   h  m           °  '  "          °
  Mercury superior   2017 Mar  6  19:29 EST     346 37 27         1.69 South
  Mercury inferior   2017 Apr 20   1:54 EDT      30 20 38         1.65 North
  Mercury superior   2017 Jun 21  10:14 EDT      90 23 28         1.09 North
  Mercury inferior   2017 Aug 26  16:42 EDT     153 47 36         4.22 South
  Mercury superior   2017 Oct  8  16:54 EDT     195 45 43         1.11 North
  Mercury inferior   2017 Dec 12  20:48 EST     261 14 05         1.72 North

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  Generated with the United States Naval Observatory's MICA 2.2.2 software.
  Updated 09-March-2017, had incorrect Daylight Times for April to September.