Mercury reaches its greatest elongation, 26 degrees east of the sun on July 4. From latitude 40 degrees north, the +0.6-magnitude planet is low in the west-northwest and sets during twilight about 1.5 hours after sunset, and only an hour after the sun on July 12 when the planet will be of magnitude +1.2.

The month of July 2025 is filled with several enjoyable celestial events. The range of events includes the first meteor shower after a two-month hiatus, Venus still visible in the morning sky, a full Buck Moon,

Spot overlapping meteor showers this month, along with the Moon sharing the sky with some of the brightest planets.