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All with planets Mercury was at superior conjunction on the 13th. That means it was behind the Sun relative to where we are. After conjunction, Mercury has returned to the evening sky. Now Mercury is setting about 7.15 PM in the evening. Mercury is visible about 30 minutes. Let me close. Let's see. Sunset today was at 654. So it may be very difficult to spot Mercury. It's within 20 minutes of sunset today. So you ought to be really careful and really lucky. But by the end of the month, you may be able to see Mercury by the end of the month, about 30 minutes before sunset. Excuse me, after sunset. Mercury moves from a constellation of Leo into Virgo shining at magnitude minus 1.3 on the first. Quick tutorial on magnitudes. The magnitude scale is an inverse logarithmic scale, meaning as the magnitudes increase in value, an object's apparent brightness decreases by a factor of about 2.5. The dimmest object that the human eye can see under optimal conditions is about 6 magnitude. Any magnitudes greater than that, you will definitely need binoculars or a telescope to spot anything less than that. You should be able to see with the naked eye. However, definitely point binoculars and telescopes towards those objects in the sky that are visible to the naked eye. A magnitude 5 object is 2 and 1 half times brighter than a magnitude 6 object, while a magnitude 7 object is 2 and 1 half times dimmer. Venus is rising. What time is Venus rising? 4.30 AM this week. Look for Venus to the east, southeast about an hour before sunrise. Venus moves from a constellation of Cancer into Leo shining at magnitude minus 3.9 on the 15th. And we just reached the autumnal equinox yesterday at 2.19 PM Eastern Daylight Time. So today was the first official full day of autumn for the northern hemisphere.