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2024, August 18: Mercury at Inferior Conjunction and a Venus-Saturn Opposition

When the Curves Line Up·Aug 18, 2024·6:21·pending

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August 18, 2024: Mercury is at inferior conjunction today, between Earth and Sun at 8:58 p.m. Central Time. Venus and Saturn are at opposition. Venus set as Saturn rises, signaling that both planets appear in the sky simultaneously.

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2024, August 18: Mercury at Inferior Conjunction

2024, August 18: Venus-Saturn Opposition

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