Shining then at a magnitude of -0.2 (just a trifle brighter than the similarly hued star Arcturus), Mercury should be readily visible, appearing low in the western sky and setting more than 1.5 hours ...

appearing low in the western sky and setting more than 1.5 hours after the sun. Finally, on the evening of March 12, Mercury and Venus will be closest to each other, separated by 5.5 degrees, and ...

It rapidly zooms into the morning sky, reaching an angular distance of 15 degrees from the sun by ... The sun reaches the March equinox at 5:01 a.m. Eastern Daylight Time on March 20.