Venus currently rises in the east at 3:35 a.m. local daylight time. The eerie, low glimmering of Venus is a harbinger of daybreak, which begins exactly at that same time. In a telescope, Venus's ...

The next day the moon will be in conjunction with Venus, passing just under 2 degrees ... Facing north, one can see the Big Dipper, part of the Great Bear, Ursa Major, to one's left (westward).

It’s what astronomers call a planetary conjunction. Venus, typically the brightest object in the nighttime sky except for the moon, is often seen just before sunrise or just after sunset.

Could the Star of Bethlehem have been caused by a “great conjunction” of the bright planets Venus and Jupiter? On June 17, 2 B.C., the planets had come so close they would have almost appeared ...

A remarkable sight will appear in the southwestern sky an hour after sunset Saturday evening when Venus appears very close to a thin crescent moon. This celestial phenomenon is called a conjunction, ...

Those who awoke early that morning could easily see Venus thanks to its great brilliance, but had a bit more difficulty seeing the smile created by the crescent moon, only 9 percent illuminated.

This celestial phenomenon is called a conjunction, which means two or more heavenly bodies appear very close to each other. The moon Saturday night will be 15% illuminated, while Venus will be ...

A remarkable sight will appear in the southwestern sky an hour after sunset on Saturday evening when Venus appears very close to a thin crescent moon. This celestial phenomenon is called a conjunction ...