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Morning Sky Apparition of Mercury – November/December 1999

Greatest Elongation West On December 3rd at 20.4°

Info Sheet: Mercury and the Moon in the morning sky, November - December 1999

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Mercury and the Moon in the morning sky, November – December 1999

MERCURY		VENUS		MOON
DATE	TIME (GMT)	ALTITUDE °	AZIMUTH °	ALTITUDE °	AZIMUTH °	ALTITUDE °	AZIMUTH °
November 22nd	07hr:03m	4.8	123	27.2	145	*	*
November 27th	07hr:11m	8.7	129	26.2	149	*	*
December 2nd	07hr:18m	9.3	132	24.4	150	*	*
December 4th	07hr:21m	8.7	132	23.9	150	36.3	166
December 5th	07hr:22m	8.3	132	23.5	151	15.3	137
December 6th	07hr:23m	8.0	133	23.1	151	7.8	129
December 7th	07hr:24m	8.1	134	23.1	152	*	*
December 12th	07hr:29m	6.1	134	21.1	153	*	*
December 17th	07hr:33m	3.8	134	19.7	154	*	*