Mercury entered an inferior solar conjunction at 11:20 a.m. Brasília time on Wednesday, November 4. During this phase, the planet passes between Earth and the Sun, making it difficult to observe in the sky.
At the time, Mercury was about 0.674 astronomical units from the Sun, or roughly 100.8 million kilometers. The event marks a transition in the planet’s cycle of visibility.
Sources: Olhar Digital.