(WHSV) - A quiet week up in the sky but there will be an opportunity to view the Moon and Mercury together.

THE MOON AND MERCURY

On Saturday before sunrise, you may be able to catch the Moon and Mercury together low in the southeastern sky. The Moon will be very slim at this point (only 5% illuminated), but it will be located about a palm’s width to the right of Mercury. Be sure to turn binoculars or your telescope away from that area before the sun rises. You’ll have about a 30-minute window to view the duo from 6:30 am to sunrise.

GAINING DAYLIGHT

This week, we will gain 15 minutes of daylight. By February 20th, we will have 10 hours and 58 minutes of daylight and 13 hours and 2 minutes of nighttime. Sunrises will move from 7:08 am to 7:00 am and sunsets will move from 5:51 pm to 5:58 pm.

Daily Sunrise/Sunset Times this week:

Date	Sunrise	Sunset	Daylight
Feb 13	7:08 am	5:51 pm	10 hrs, 43 mins
Feb 14	7:07 am	5:52 pm	10 hrs, 45 mins
Feb 15	7:06 am	5:53 pm	10 hrs, 47 mins
Feb 16	7:05 am	5:54 pm	10 hrs, 49 mins
Feb 17	7:03 am	5:55 pm	10 hrs, 52 mins
Feb 18	7:02 am	5:56 pm	10 hrs, 54 mins
Feb 19	7:01 am	5:57 pm	10 hrs, 56 mins