From the September 2011 issue

Mercury joins Venus at dusk

November 2011: Mercury lurks just 2° below Venus during November's first 2 weeks. You'll need a clear sky and an unobstructed southwestern horizon to see the more challenging innermost planet.
By and | Published: September 26, 2011 | Last updated on May 18, 2023
Two-inner-planets
The two inner planets (Venus at left and Mercury to its right) passed within a few degrees of each other April 4, 2010. The pair repeats this performance in November’s evening sky. Rick Stankiewicz

Mercury lurks just 2° below Venus during November’s first 2 weeks. You’ll need a clear sky and an unobstructed southwestern horizon to see the more challenging innermost planet.