Venus reaches its greatest western elongation (46°) from the Sun at midnight EDT. Earth's sister planet is now visible in the ...

Now it is swinging away from that line, speeding ahead of the Earth in its faster orbit. In fact, Venus has erupted into view in the eastern morning sky during the past couple of weeks.

A waning crescent Moon lies near bright Venus in the morning sky, offering a gorgeous pairing for visual observing or ...

In this episode, Astronomy magazine Editor Dave Eicher invites you to head out before sunrise and face east. There, you’ll ...

How and when to see Venus as a beautiful ‘Morning Star’ this weekend as it reaches its highest in the sky in 2025.

Look for it now by scanning with binoculars shortly after sundown very low in the western sky. Venus will stand about 9 degrees high in the western sky at sundown (your clinched fist held at arm's ...

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It’s hard to miss the planet Venus. Unless the moon is up, this second planet from the sun can be the brightest object in the night sky. Right now, Venus is high in the west as darkness falls.

You may have noticed in recent weeks that the planet Venus has slipped from the post-sunset sky, slimming into a crescent shape as it drops from view. Its reign as the bright "Evening Star" in ...

If you haven’t seen the planet before, right now is the best time to take a gander. It’s not hard to spot: go out when the sky is getting dark and look west and then up. Venus is incredibly ...