How to see Venus light the sky as the bright 'morning star' through fall 2025

On April 27 , Venus comes up in total darkness while shining at its greatest brilliancy (magnitude 4.7 ) Venus shines as bright as this from late April through early May , however, astronomers now make reference to this pinnacle of splendor by referencing the moment as its "greatest illuminated extent" Venus will outshine Sirius , the brightest of all stars by nearly 20-fold at that time.

On June 1 , Venus will arrive at its greatest western elongation, 46 degrees from the sun.

Venus will spend the summer taking a more northerly path across the zodiacal constellations that are positioned well north of the celestial equator.

On April 28 , you can use it to locate a much-dimmer Saturn early on April 28 .

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