Elongations of Mercury
Time is UTC.
During an eastern elongation Mercury can be seen after sunset.
During a  western elongation Mercury can be seen before sunrise.
    Date     UTC    Elongation° Mag   Quality
12 Mar 2005  18:20  18.3 East  -0.3   Poor
26 Apr 2005  16:23  27.2 West  +0.5   Excellent
09 Jul 2005  03:19  26.3 East  +0.5
23 Aug 2005  23:18  18.4 West  +0.0
03 Nov 2005  15:50  23.5 East  -0.2
12 Dec 2005  12:41  21.1 West  -0.4
24 Feb 2006  05:03  18.1 East  -0.4
08 Apr 2006  18:38  27.8 West  +0.4
20 Jun 2006  20:10  24.9 East  +0.5
07 Aug 2006  00:32  19.2 West  +0.1
17 Oct 2006  04:07  24.8 East  +0.0
25 Nov 2006  12:56  19.9 West  -0.5
07 Feb 2007  17.39  18.2 East  -0.5
22 Mar 2007  01:47  27.7 West  +0.2
02 Jun 2007  09:56  23.4 East  +0.6
20 Jul 2007  14:59  20.3 West  +0.4
29 Sep 2007  16:08  26.0 East  +0.1
08 Nov 2007  20:31  19.0 West  -0.5
22 Jan 2008  05:25  18.6 East  -0.5
03 Mar 2008  11:13  27.1 West  +0.1
14 May 2008  03:50  21.8 East  +0.5
01 Jul 2008  17:53  21.8 West  +0.5
11 Sep 2008  04:31  26.9 East  +0.2