The Moon occults Mercury — 23 February 2028
Lunar occultation of the planet Mercury · Wednesday 23 February 2028 · World
Watch from (UTC)
21:49 – 00:46
6 of 185 listed cities see it
Mercury hidden for
up to 102 min
Sydney, AU, 102 min
The Moon hides Mercury for up to 102 minutes, in daylight. 6 of the world's big cities see it; Bandung, ID misses by 14.2′.
Where it can be seen
sees the occultation
after sunset
graze limit
city sees it
near miss
The gold line is the north limit: along it Mercury grazes the Moon's northern edge. North of the line it is a near miss — from Bandung, ID Mercury passes just 14.2′ outside the limb — and a graze seen from right on the line, Mercury blinking in and out behind lunar mountains, is the finest view of all. The solid line is traced against the real lunar limb — LRO LOLA terrain, the mountains and valleys that are on the edge for this libration — and sits -9.7 to +3.4 km from the mean-sphere line (dotted).
The violet shading is where the Sun has set by the time of the event, so the reappearance happens in a darkening sky.
Tap the map to set your location; pinch it to zoom in. Take the graze line with you: KML for Google Earth / Maps · GPX for a phone GPS app.
At the Moon's edge
Mercury's path across the Moon from your location — north up, east to the left as in binoculars. Times here are computed in your browser from the same ephemeris as the table, to the same ±2 s. Drag the slider to move it along its track.
Advanced · graze profile against the real lunar limb
For graze chasers. The lunar limb as it really is for your libration — LRO LOLA terrain, in km above and below the mean sphere — with Mercury's track drawn across it six minutes either side of each contact. Where the track dips below the terrain, Mercury is hidden; near a graze it blinks behind peaks.
City by city
Times are against the real lunar limb (LRO LOLA terrain at each city's own libration). Disappears is the moment Mercury is fully hidden (its disc takes from the earlier time to slide in); reappears is when the first sliver returns. Where to look is the Moon's height above the horizon (0° is the horizon, 90° straight up) and compass direction at that moment, and whether the Sun is still up.
| City | Mercury disappears (UTC) | reappears (UTC) | hidden | Where to look |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Perth, AU | 21:50:13from 21:49:50 | 22:59:46to 23:00:13 | 70 min | 23° up in the E · sunset twilight |
| Adelaide, AU | 22:18:03from 22:17:38 | 23:51:41to 23:52:08 | 94 min | 47° up in the ENE · daylight, Sun +22° |
| Melbourne, AU | 22:27:45from 22:27:21 | 00:05:31to 00:05:56 | 98 min | 53° up in the ENE · daylight, Sun +29° |
| Sydney, AU | 22:43:42from 22:43:16 | 00:25:13to 00:25:39 | 102 min | 62° up (high) in the ENE · daylight, Sun +38° |
| Brisbane, AU | 23:00:18from 22:59:47 | 00:38:00to 00:38:31 | 98 min | 70° up (high) in the ENE · daylight, Sun +44° |
| Auckland, NZ | 23:45:47from 23:45:11 | 00:45:37to 00:46:15 | 60 min | 67° up (high) in the NW · daylight, Sun +61° |
| Beijing, CN | misses — Mercury passes 47.1′ from the limb at 23:40 | 17° up in the SE · daylight, Sun +7° | ||
| Guangzhou, CN | misses — Mercury passes 38.9′ from the limb at 22:53 | 17° up in the ESE · sunset twilight | ||
| Shanghai, CN | misses — Mercury passes 43.3′ from the limb at 23:39 | 26° up in the SE · daylight, Sun +14° | ||
| Shenzhen, CN | misses — Mercury passes 38.6′ from the limb at 22:54 | 18° up in the ESE · daylight, Sun +0° | ||
All 175 other cities
| City | Mercury disappears (UTC) | reappears (UTC) | hidden | Where to look |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Anshan, CN | misses — Mercury passes 46.9′ from the limb at 00:05 | 23° up in the SE · daylight, Sun +16° | ||
| Bandung, ID | misses — Mercury passes 14.2′ from the limb at 22:10 | 14° up (low) in the ESE · dusk | ||
| Bangkok, TH | misses — Mercury passes 30.0′ from the limb at 22:19 | 3° up (low) in the ESE · dark sky | ||
| Bao'an, CN | misses — Mercury passes 38.6′ from the limb at 22:54 | 18° up in the ESE · sunset twilight | ||
| Baoding, CN | misses — Mercury passes 46.8′ from the limb at 23:35 | 17° up in the SE · daylight, Sun +6° | ||
| Baoji, CN | misses — Mercury passes 44.5′ from the limb at 23:04 | 9° up (low) in the ESE · sunset twilight | ||
| Baoshan, CN | misses — Mercury passes 43.4′ from the limb at 23:40 | 26° up in the SE · daylight, Sun +14° | ||
| Baotou, CN | misses — Mercury passes 47.4′ from the limb at 23:24 | 11° up (low) in the SE · sunset twilight | ||
| Batam, ID | misses — Mercury passes 20.5′ from the limb at 22:11 | 8° up (low) in the ESE · dark sky | ||
| Bayan Nur, CN | misses — Mercury passes 47.3′ from the limb at 23:19 | 8° up (low) in the ESE · sunset twilight | ||
| Bazhong, CN | misses — Mercury passes 43.2′ from the limb at 22:57 | 9° up (low) in the ESE · dusk | ||
| Bekasi, ID | misses — Mercury passes 14.7′ from the limb at 22:10 | 13° up (low) in the ESE · dark sky | ||
| Bozhou, CN | misses — Mercury passes 44.8′ from the limb at 23:24 | 19° up in the SE · daylight, Sun +6° | ||
| Busan, KR | misses — Mercury passes 43.5′ from the limb at 00:20 | 32° up in the SSE · daylight, Sun +25° | ||
| Caloocan, PH | misses — Mercury passes 33.7′ from the limb at 23:01 | 30° up in the ESE · daylight, Sun +10° | ||
| Changchun, CN | misses — Mercury passes 47.3′ from the limb at 00:18 | 22° up in the SSE · daylight, Sun +18° | ||
| Changde, CN | misses — Mercury passes 42.2′ from the limb at 23:02 | 15° up (low) in the ESE · sunset twilight | ||
| Changsha, CN | misses — Mercury passes 41.9′ from the limb at 23:03 | 16° up in the ESE · sunset twilight | ||
| Changshu, CN | misses — Mercury passes 43.6′ from the limb at 23:37 | 25° up in the SE · daylight, Sun +13° | ||
| Changzhou, CN | misses — Mercury passes 43.7′ from the limb at 23:34 | 24° up in the SE · daylight, Sun +11° | ||
| Chaozhou, CN | misses — Mercury passes 39.5′ from the limb at 23:04 | 22° up in the ESE · daylight, Sun +4° | ||
| Chengdu, CN | misses — Mercury passes 42.2′ from the limb at 22:50 | 6° up (low) in the ESE · dusk | ||
| Chongqing, CN | misses — Mercury passes 41.9′ from the limb at 22:52 | 9° up (low) in the ESE · dusk | ||
| Cixi, CN | misses — Mercury passes 42.8′ from the limb at 23:36 | 26° up in the SE · daylight, Sun +13° | ||
| Cần Thơ, VN | misses — Mercury passes 28.3′ from the limb at 22:20 | 9° up (low) in the ESE · dark sky | ||
| Da Nang, VN | misses — Mercury passes 33.4′ from the limb at 22:31 | 12° up (low) in the ESE · dusk | ||
| Daegu, KR | misses — Mercury passes 43.9′ from the limb at 00:19 | 31° up in the SSE · daylight, Sun +24° | ||
| Daejeon, KR | misses — Mercury passes 44.4′ from the limb at 00:15 | 30° up in the SSE · daylight, Sun +22° | ||
| Dalian, CN | misses — Mercury passes 46.4′ from the limb at 23:56 | 23° up in the SE · daylight, Sun +14° | ||
| Daqing, CN | misses — Mercury passes 48.0′ from the limb at 00:20 | 20° up in the SSE · daylight, Sun +16° | ||
| Datong, CN | misses — Mercury passes 47.2′ from the limb at 23:32 | 14° up (low) in the SE · daylight, Sun +3° | ||
| Davao, PH | misses — Mercury passes 28.0′ from the limb at 23:05 | 38° up in the ESE · daylight, Sun +17° | ||
| Dazhou, CN | misses — Mercury passes 43.0′ from the limb at 22:57 | 10° up (low) in the ESE · dusk | ||
| Depok, ID | misses — Mercury passes 14.5′ from the limb at 22:10 | 13° up (low) in the ESE · dark sky | ||
| Dongguan, CN | misses — Mercury passes 38.9′ from the limb at 22:54 | 18° up in the ESE · sunset twilight | ||
| Foshan, CN | misses — Mercury passes 38.8′ from the limb at 22:53 | 17° up in the ESE · sunset twilight | ||
| Fukuoka, JP | misses — Mercury passes 42.5′ from the limb at 00:24 | 34° up in the SSE · daylight, Sun +28° | ||
| Fushun, CN | misses — Mercury passes 47.0′ from the limb at 00:10 | 23° up in the SSE · daylight, Sun +16° | ||
| Fuyang, CN | misses — Mercury passes 44.3′ from the limb at 23:22 | 19° up in the SE · daylight, Sun +5° | ||
| Fuzhou, CN | misses — Mercury passes 40.8′ from the limb at 23:19 | 25° up in the SE · daylight, Sun +9° | ||
| Ganzhou, CN | misses — Mercury passes 40.7′ from the limb at 23:04 | 19° up in the ESE · daylight, Sun +2° | ||
| Guankou, CN | misses — Mercury passes 41.9′ from the limb at 23:05 | 17° up in the ESE · daylight, Sun +1° | ||
| Guilin, CN | misses — Mercury passes 39.9′ from the limb at 22:51 | 13° up (low) in the ESE · sunset twilight | ||
| Guiyang, CN | misses — Mercury passes 40.2′ from the limb at 22:46 | 9° up (low) in the ESE · dusk | ||
| Gwangju, KR | misses — Mercury passes 44.1′ from the limb at 00:11 | 30° up in the SSE · daylight, Sun +22° | ||
| Haikou, CN | misses — Mercury passes 36.6′ from the limb at 22:41 | 14° up (low) in the ESE · dusk | ||
| Haiphong, VN | misses — Mercury passes 36.5′ from the limb at 22:36 | 9° up (low) in the ESE · dusk | ||
| Handan, CN | misses — Mercury passes 45.9′ from the limb at 23:27 | 16° up in the SE · daylight, Sun +4° | ||
| Hangzhou, CN | misses — Mercury passes 43.0′ from the limb at 23:32 | 25° up in the SE · daylight, Sun +12° | ||
| Hanoi, VN | misses — Mercury passes 36.5′ from the limb at 22:35 | 8° up (low) in the ESE · dusk | ||
| Harbin, CN | misses — Mercury passes 47.5′ from the limb at 00:24 | 22° up in the SSE · daylight, Sun +18° | ||
| Hefei, CN | misses — Mercury passes 43.8′ from the limb at 23:25 | 21° up in the SE · daylight, Sun +7° | ||
| Heze, CN | misses — Mercury passes 45.4′ from the limb at 23:27 | 18° up in the SE · daylight, Sun +5° | ||
| Ho Chi Minh City, VN | misses — Mercury passes 29.1′ from the limb at 22:21 | 10° up (low) in the ESE · dark sky | ||
| Hohhot, CN | misses — Mercury passes 47.5′ from the limb at 23:29 | 12° up (low) in the SE · daylight, Sun +1° | ||
| Hong Kong, HK | misses — Mercury passes 38.4′ from the limb at 22:54 | 19° up in the ESE · daylight, Sun +0° | ||
| Huai'an, CN | misses — Mercury passes 44.5′ from the limb at 23:35 | 22° up in the SE · daylight, Sun +10° | ||
| Huainan, CN | misses — Mercury passes 44.2′ from the limb at 23:26 | 20° up in the SE · daylight, Sun +7° | ||
| Huizhou, CN | misses — Mercury passes 39.0′ from the limb at 22:56 | 19° up in the ESE · daylight, Sun +1° | ||
| Huế, VN | misses — Mercury passes 33.6′ from the limb at 22:30 | 11° up (low) in the ESE · dusk | ||
| Incheon, KR | misses — Mercury passes 45.0′ from the limb at 00:14 | 28° up in the SSE · daylight, Sun +21° | ||
| Jakarta, ID | misses — Mercury passes 14.7′ from the limb at 22:10 | 13° up (low) in the ESE · dark sky | ||
| Jiading, CN | misses — Mercury passes 43.4′ from the limb at 23:39 | 26° up in the SE · daylight, Sun +13° | ||
| Jiangmen, CN | misses — Mercury passes 38.5′ from the limb at 22:52 | 17° up in the ESE · sunset twilight | ||
| Jiangyin, CN | misses — Mercury passes 43.7′ from the limb at 23:36 | 25° up in the SE · daylight, Sun +12° | ||
| Jieyang, CN | misses — Mercury passes 39.4′ from the limb at 23:03 | 21° up in the ESE · daylight, Sun +4° | ||
| Jilin, CN | misses — Mercury passes 47.0′ from the limb at 00:22 | 23° up in the SSE · daylight, Sun +19° | ||
| Jinan, CN | misses — Mercury passes 45.9′ from the limb at 23:35 | 19° up in the SE · daylight, Sun +8° | ||
| Jinhua, CN | misses — Mercury passes 42.4′ from the limb at 23:27 | 25° up in the SE · daylight, Sun +10° | ||
| Jinjiang, CN | misses — Mercury passes 40.2′ from the limb at 23:13 | 24° up in the SE · daylight, Sun +8° | ||
| Kaifeng, CN | misses — Mercury passes 45.2′ from the limb at 23:22 | 17° up in the SE · daylight, Sun +4° | ||
| Kaohsiung, TW | misses — Mercury passes 38.8′ from the limb at 23:15 | 27° up in the SE · daylight, Sun +10° | ||
| Kawasaki, JP | misses — Mercury passes 39.9′ from the limb at 01:03 | 36° up in the S · daylight, Sun +37° | ||
| Kobe, JP | misses — Mercury passes 41.4′ from the limb at 00:46 | 36° up in the SSE · daylight, Sun +33° | ||
| Kowloon, HK | misses — Mercury passes 38.5′ from the limb at 22:54 | 19° up in the ESE · daylight, Sun +0° | ||
| Kuala Lumpur, MY | misses — Mercury passes 21.6′ from the limb at 22:10 | 6° up (low) in the ESE · dark sky | ||
| Kunming, CN | misses — Mercury passes 38.6′ from the limb at 22:37 | 5° up (low) in the ESE · dark sky | ||
| Kunshan, CN | misses — Mercury passes 43.4′ from the limb at 23:37 | 26° up in the SE · daylight, Sun +13° | ||
| Kyoto, JP | misses — Mercury passes 41.3′ from the limb at 00:48 | 36° up in the SSE · daylight, Sun +34° | ||
| Lanzhou, CN | misses — Mercury passes 45.0′ from the limb at 23:02 | 5° up (low) in the ESE · dusk | ||
| Lianyungang, CN | misses — Mercury passes 45.0′ from the limb at 23:38 | 22° up in the SE · daylight, Sun +11° | ||
| Linyi, CN | misses — Mercury passes 45.2′ from the limb at 23:36 | 21° up in the SE · daylight, Sun +9° | ||
| Liupanshui, CN | misses — Mercury passes 39.9′ from the limb at 22:43 | 7° up (low) in the ESE · dusk | ||
| Liuzhou, CN | misses — Mercury passes 39.2′ from the limb at 22:47 | 12° up (low) in the ESE · dusk | ||
| Luohe, CN | misses — Mercury passes 44.6′ from the limb at 23:18 | 17° up in the SE · daylight, Sun +3° | ||
| Luoyang, CN | misses — Mercury passes 45.1′ from the limb at 23:17 | 15° up (low) in the SE · daylight, Sun +1° | ||
| Lu’an, CN | misses — Mercury passes 43.8′ from the limb at 23:22 | 20° up in the SE · daylight, Sun +6° | ||
| Lüliang, CN | misses — Mercury passes 46.2′ from the limb at 23:20 | 13° up (low) in the SE · sunset twilight | ||
| Makassar, ID | misses — Mercury passes 17.8′ from the limb at 22:30 | 30° up in the ESE · daylight, Sun +4° | ||
| Manila, PH | misses — Mercury passes 33.7′ from the limb at 23:01 | 30° up in the ESE · daylight, Sun +10° | ||
| Maoming, CN | misses — Mercury passes 37.7′ from the limb at 22:45 | 14° up (low) in the ESE · sunset twilight | ||
| Medan, ID | misses — Mercury passes 21.2′ from the limb at 22:08 | 2° up (low) in the ESE · dark sky | ||
| Mianyang, CN | misses — Mercury passes 42.7′ from the limb at 22:53 | 7° up (low) in the ESE · dusk | ||
| Minhang, CN | misses — Mercury passes 43.2′ from the limb at 23:39 | 26° up in the SE · daylight, Sun +14° | ||
| Nagoya, JP | misses — Mercury passes 40.9′ from the limb at 00:53 | 36° up in the S · daylight, Sun +35° | ||
| Nanchang, CN | misses — Mercury passes 42.2′ from the limb at 23:13 | 20° up in the SE · daylight, Sun +4° | ||
| Nanchong, CN | misses — Mercury passes 42.6′ from the limb at 22:54 | 8° up (low) in the ESE · dusk | ||
| Nanjing, CN | misses — Mercury passes 43.9′ from the limb at 23:31 | 23° up in the SE · daylight, Sun +10° | ||
| Nanning, CN | misses — Mercury passes 38.1′ from the limb at 22:42 | 11° up (low) in the ESE · dusk | ||
| Nantong, CN | misses — Mercury passes 43.7′ from the limb at 23:39 | 25° up in the SE · daylight, Sun +13° | ||
| Nanyang, CN | misses — Mercury passes 44.3′ from the limb at 23:13 | 15° up in the SE · daylight, Sun +1° | ||
| New Taipei City, TW | misses — Mercury passes 40.2′ from the limb at 23:25 | 28° up in the SE · daylight, Sun +13° | ||
| New Territories, HK | misses — Mercury passes 38.5′ from the limb at 22:54 | 18° up in the ESE · daylight, Sun +0° | ||
| Ningbo, CN | misses — Mercury passes 42.7′ from the limb at 23:36 | 27° up in the SE · daylight, Sun +14° | ||
| Ordos, CN | misses — Mercury passes 47.0′ from the limb at 23:22 | 11° up (low) in the SE · sunset twilight | ||
| Osaka, JP | misses — Mercury passes 41.2′ from the limb at 00:47 | 36° up in the SSE · daylight, Sun +34° | ||
| Palembang, ID | misses — Mercury passes 17.1′ from the limb at 22:09 | 10° up (low) in the ESE · dark sky | ||
| Phnom Penh, KH | misses — Mercury passes 29.3′ from the limb at 22:20 | 8° up (low) in the ESE · dark sky | ||
| Pudong, CN | misses — Mercury passes 43.3′ from the limb at 23:39 | 26° up in the SE · daylight, Sun +14° | ||
| Putian, CN | misses — Mercury passes 40.5′ from the limb at 23:16 | 25° up in the SE · daylight, Sun +9° | ||
| Puyang, CN | misses — Mercury passes 42.6′ from the limb at 23:29 | 25° up in the SE · daylight, Sun +11° | ||
| Pyongyang, KP | misses — Mercury passes 45.7′ from the limb at 00:12 | 26° up in the SSE · daylight, Sun +20° | ||
| Qingdao, CN | misses — Mercury passes 45.5′ from the limb at 23:46 | 23° up in the SE · daylight, Sun +12° | ||
| Qingyang, CN | misses — Mercury passes 45.2′ from the limb at 23:08 | 9° up (low) in the ESE · sunset twilight | ||
| Qingyuan, CN | misses — Mercury passes 39.2′ from the limb at 22:54 | 17° up in the ESE · sunset twilight | ||
| Qinzhou, CN | misses — Mercury passes 37.6′ from the limb at 22:41 | 12° up (low) in the ESE · dusk | ||
| Quanzhou, CN | misses — Mercury passes 40.2′ from the limb at 23:13 | 24° up in the SE · daylight, Sun +8° | ||
| Quezon City, PH | misses — Mercury passes 33.7′ from the limb at 23:01 | 30° up in the ESE · daylight, Sun +10° | ||
| Qujing, CN | misses — Mercury passes 39.0′ from the limb at 22:40 | 6° up (low) in the ESE · dark sky | ||
| Saitama, JP | misses — Mercury passes 40.0′ from the limb at 01:03 | 36° up in the S · daylight, Sun +37° | ||
| Sapporo, JP | misses — Mercury passes 42.3′ from the limb at 01:08 | 28° up in the S · daylight, Sun +32° | ||
| Semarang, ID | misses — Mercury passes 14.8′ from the limb at 22:13 | 18° up in the ESE · dusk | ||
| Seoul, KR | misses — Mercury passes 45.0′ from the limb at 00:15 | 28° up in the SSE · daylight, Sun +22° | ||
| Shangqiu, CN | misses — Mercury passes 45.0′ from the limb at 23:25 | 18° up in the SE · daylight, Sun +5° | ||
| Shantou, CN | misses — Mercury passes 39.3′ from the limb at 23:03 | 22° up in the ESE · daylight, Sun +4° | ||
| Shaoxing, CN | misses — Mercury passes 42.8′ from the limb at 23:33 | 26° up in the SE · daylight, Sun +12° | ||
| Shenyang, CN | misses — Mercury passes 47.0′ from the limb at 00:08 | 23° up in the SSE · daylight, Sun +16° | ||
| Shijiazhuang, CN | misses — Mercury passes 46.5′ from the limb at 23:30 | 16° up in the SE · daylight, Sun +4° | ||
| Shiyan, CN | misses — Mercury passes 44.0′ from the limb at 23:08 | 13° up (low) in the ESE · sunset twilight | ||
| Singapore, SG | misses — Mercury passes 20.6′ from the limb at 22:10 | 8° up (low) in the ESE · dark sky | ||
| Songjiang, CN | misses — Mercury passes 43.2′ from the limb at 23:38 | 26° up in the SE · daylight, Sun +13° | ||
| South Tangerang, ID | misses — Mercury passes 14.6′ from the limb at 22:10 | 13° up (low) in the ESE · dark sky | ||
| Suqian, CN | misses — Mercury passes 44.7′ from the limb at 23:33 | 22° up in the SE · daylight, Sun +9° | ||
| Surabaya, ID | misses — Mercury passes 15.0′ from the limb at 22:16 | 21° up in the ESE · sunset twilight | ||
| Suzhou, CN | misses — Mercury passes 43.4′ from the limb at 23:36 | 25° up in the SE · daylight, Sun +12° | ||
| Taguig, PH | misses — Mercury passes 33.6′ from the limb at 23:01 | 30° up in the ESE · daylight, Sun +10° | ||
| Taichung, TW | misses — Mercury passes 39.7′ from the limb at 23:20 | 27° up in the SE · daylight, Sun +11° | ||
| Tainan, TW | misses — Mercury passes 39.1′ from the limb at 23:15 | 27° up in the SE · daylight, Sun +10° | ||
| Taipei, TW | misses — Mercury passes 40.2′ from the limb at 23:25 | 28° up in the SE · daylight, Sun +13° | ||
| Taiyuan, CN | misses — Mercury passes 46.4′ from the limb at 23:24 | 14° up (low) in the SE · daylight, Sun +2° | ||
| Taizhou, CN | misses — Mercury passes 44.0′ from the limb at 23:36 | 24° up in the SE · daylight, Sun +11° | ||
| Tai’an, CN | misses — Mercury passes 45.7′ from the limb at 23:34 | 20° up in the SE · daylight, Sun +8° | ||
| Tangerang, ID | misses — Mercury passes 14.7′ from the limb at 22:10 | 13° up (low) in the ESE · dark sky | ||
| Tangshan, CN | misses — Mercury passes 46.9′ from the limb at 23:45 | 19° up in the SE · daylight, Sun +9° | ||
| Tianjin, CN | misses — Mercury passes 46.8′ from the limb at 23:41 | 18° up in the SE · daylight, Sun +8° | ||
| Tokyo, JP | misses — Mercury passes 39.9′ from the limb at 01:03 | 36° up in the S · daylight, Sun +37° | ||
| Wanzhou, CN | misses — Mercury passes 42.8′ from the limb at 22:58 | 11° up (low) in the ESE · sunset twilight | ||
| Weifang, CN | misses — Mercury passes 45.8′ from the limb at 23:42 | 21° up in the SE · daylight, Sun +11° | ||
| Wenzhou, CN | misses — Mercury passes 41.8′ from the limb at 23:29 | 26° up in the SE · daylight, Sun +12° | ||
| Wuhan, CN | misses — Mercury passes 43.2′ from the limb at 23:12 | 18° up in the SE · daylight, Sun +2° | ||
| Wuhu, CN | misses — Mercury passes 43.6′ from the limb at 23:28 | 22° up in the SE · daylight, Sun +9° | ||
| Wuxi, CN | misses — Mercury passes 43.6′ from the limb at 23:35 | 25° up in the SE · daylight, Sun +12° | ||
| Wuzhong, CN | misses — Mercury passes 46.1′ from the limb at 23:10 | 8° up (low) in the ESE · sunset twilight | ||
| Xiamen, CN | misses — Mercury passes 40.0′ from the limb at 23:11 | 24° up in the SE · daylight, Sun +7° | ||
| Xiangyang, CN | misses — Mercury passes 43.8′ from the limb at 23:10 | 15° up (low) in the SE · sunset twilight | ||
| Xining, CN | misses — Mercury passes 44.9′ from the limb at 23:00 | 3° up (low) in the ESE · dusk | ||
| Xi’an, CN | misses — Mercury passes 44.7′ from the limb at 23:07 | 11° up (low) in the ESE · sunset twilight | ||
| Yancheng, CN | misses — Mercury passes 44.4′ from the limb at 23:39 | 24° up in the SE · daylight, Sun +12° | ||
| Yangjiang, CN | misses — Mercury passes 38.0′ from the limb at 22:48 | 16° up in the ESE · sunset twilight | ||
| Yangzhou, CN | misses — Mercury passes 44.0′ from the limb at 23:34 | 23° up in the SE · daylight, Sun +11° | ||
| Yantai, CN | misses — Mercury passes 45.9′ from the limb at 23:52 | 23° up in the SE · daylight, Sun +14° | ||
| Yichang, CN | misses — Mercury passes 43.1′ from the limb at 23:04 | 14° up (low) in the ESE · sunset twilight | ||
| Yinchuan, CN | misses — Mercury passes 46.3′ from the limb at 23:11 | 8° up (low) in the ESE · sunset twilight | ||
| Yiwu, CN | misses — Mercury passes 42.5′ from the limb at 23:29 | 25° up in the SE · daylight, Sun +11° | ||
| Yixing, CN | misses — Mercury passes 43.5′ from the limb at 23:33 | 24° up in the SE · daylight, Sun +11° | ||
| Yokohama, JP | misses — Mercury passes 39.8′ from the limb at 01:02 | 36° up in the S · daylight, Sun +37° | ||
| Yunfu, CN | misses — Mercury passes 38.7′ from the limb at 22:50 | 16° up in the ESE · sunset twilight | ||
| Zhangjiagang, CN | misses — Mercury passes 43.7′ from the limb at 23:37 | 25° up in the SE · daylight, Sun +12° | ||
| Zhanjiang, CN | misses — Mercury passes 37.4′ from the limb at 22:43 | 14° up (low) in the ESE · sunset twilight | ||
| Zhaoqing, CN | misses — Mercury passes 38.8′ from the limb at 22:51 | 16° up in the ESE · sunset twilight | ||
| Zhengzhou, CN | misses — Mercury passes 45.1′ from the limb at 23:20 | 16° up in the SE · daylight, Sun +3° | ||
| Zhongshan, CN | misses — Mercury passes 38.5′ from the limb at 22:52 | 18° up in the ESE · sunset twilight | ||
| Zhuhai, CN | misses — Mercury passes 38.4′ from the limb at 22:52 | 18° up in the ESE · sunset twilight | ||
| Zibo, CN | misses — Mercury passes 45.9′ from the limb at 23:39 | 20° up in the SE · daylight, Sun +9° | ||
| Zunyi, CN | misses — Mercury passes 40.9′ from the limb at 22:49 | 9° up (low) in the ESE · dusk | ||
How to watch
Method & accuracy
Positions from the JPL DE431 ephemeris (Skyfield), ΔT = 69.1 s. The city table's contact times and the solid limit line use the real lunar limb — the silhouette of LRO LOLA terrain (LDEM_64, ~0.5 km) at each observer's own libration — so they carry the mountains and valleys that a mean sphere misses (up to a few seconds at ordinary contacts, tens of seconds near a graze). The any-location solver in your browser and the shaded region still use the mean sphere of 1737.4 km (±2 s). Mercury's own disc (8″ across) is included: partial contacts are the from/to times. The numbers behind this page: mercury-2028-02-23.json. Generated 2026-09-14.