The positions of planets can be looked up in almanacs, and are described in "right ascension" and "declination" so that they can be plotted on to a star chart like Norton's Star Atlas.
This month, June 2013, Mercury can't be seen but next month here are some examples:
........... Right Ascension........... Declination
July 17 : 6 hr 58.7 min ........... 18 deg 02 min
July 22 : 6 hr 56.7 min ............18 deg 51 min
July 27 : 7 hr 04.8 min ........... 19 deg 47 min
Mercury is furthest from the Sun (20 degrees) on July 30 when it can be seen in the Northern Hemisphere in the east before sunrise.
Comment: Or, you may just want the simple answer that Mercury is the closest planet to the Sun.
Mercury is the innermost planet closest to the sun
well position means where it is at so it is the 1st planet away from the sun
terrestrial
Pluto is about half the size of Mercury, which is the smallest "true" planet.
Because of Earth's size, and considering it as one of the smallest planets, it has a weak gravity compared to the OTHER planets. Most planets have greater gravity because of their size. Earth has a stronger gravity compared to mars, mercury, and venus.
It's small compared with Jupiter and the other gas planets, but is a good sized rocky planet compared with mercury or mars.
Mercury has no twin planet, it is not really like any of the other planets.
Compared to other planets, yes it is small. But compared to a house, no, it is very large...
Mercury is the smallest planet compared to the other ones
Mercury is, by far the smallest.Its average diameter is 4879 km compared to 6792 km for the next smallest, Mars, and compared to 142,984 km for Jupiter.
Mercury is, by far the smallest.Its average diameter is 4879 km compared to 6792 km for the next smallest, Mars, and compared to 142,984 km for Jupiter.
Mercury is the smallest planet in our solar system, a little under two fifths of Earth's diameter.
Anti-clockwise when viewed from the Sun's north pole, the same way as all the other planets. Mercury's orbit is quite eccentric and elongated when compared to the other planets, however.
terrestrial
Pluto is about half the size of Mercury, which is the smallest "true" planet.
Because of Earth's size, and considering it as one of the smallest planets, it has a weak gravity compared to the OTHER planets. Most planets have greater gravity because of their size. Earth has a stronger gravity compared to mars, mercury, and venus.
It's small compared with Jupiter and the other gas planets, but is a good sized rocky planet compared with mercury or mars.
The other two planets are Mercury and Venus.
They are small compared to other planets but big compared to us.