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This month’s planets

Mercury 17:00 GMT on 28 October

Constellation: Libra

Magnitude: -0.0

AM/PM: PM

Unfortunately this won’t be a good month for any Mercury-watchers. The closest planet to the Sun – which whips around it in just 88 days, giving it the shortest

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