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- Astronomers call the February 16 event a greatest brilliancy of Venus. Venus will reach its peak in brilliancy – at magnitude -4.6 – on February 16. It won’t appear this bright to us again until April 2025, when it’ll reside in the east before sunrise.
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Sep 15, 2023 · Venus will reach its peak in brilliancy – at magnitude -4.6 – on February 16. It won’t appear this bright to us again until April 2025, when it’ll reside in the east before sunrise.
Nov 1, 2024 · In November 2024, Venus – Earth’s brightest planet – is shining in the western twilight after sunset. It’ll remain visible in the evening sky through the rest of this year. Greatest elongation –...
Mar 26, 2020 · Often known as the Evening Star, Venus is the third brightest natural object in the sky after the Sun and the Moon. In this post I’ll talk about why Venus is so bright. Because Venus is a planet it doesn’t emit any visible light of its own like a star does.
Sep 16, 2023 · Already the brightest object in the night sky after the moon, Venus will this week reach almost its maximum magnitude, shining at -4.43.
Sep 15, 2023 · Venus reaches its maximum brightness around September 17. A month or so later, on October 23 , it reaches its farthest distance from the Sun in the morning sky. Astronomers call this the planet’s greatest elongation west .
Mar 24, 2014 · Venus appears brightest to observers about 36 days before and after its inferior conjunction, when it lies between the Sun and Earth.
Sep 6, 2019 · When it appears in the west as the evening star, it reaches its maximum brightness a few days after its maximum elongation from the sun. It's also at its brightest a few days before it reaches maximum elongation when it appears in the east as the morning star.
