Getty Venus is so bright that it will be visible even in the first light of dawn. It will appear both after sunset and before sunrise for a few days around March 18 through 21, per Star Walk.

Yet this week, in the Northern Hemisphere, Venus will be both, as the planet will be visible before sunrise and after sunset from March 18-21. Known as the dual visibility of Venus, this rare ...

*Times for sunrise, sunset, moonrise, and moonset are given in local time from 40° N 90° W. The Moon’s illumination is given at 12 P.M. local time from the same location. Saturday, February 15 ...

Even though Venus moves between the Earth and sun every 19.5 months, it becomes visible after sunset and before sunrise only around every eight years, according to EarthSky.

It’s a sight similar to the one those ancient astronomers got, but we also get a bonus: the mess of dust and gas left over by that exploding star, M1, which tonight sits just 0.5° north of Venus.

Venus, writes EarthSky, is tethered along by the sun. You can find Venus in the east before sunrise, or west just after sunset. It never appears overhead at midnight.

Venus will pass between the Earth and sun on Saturday during what's called an inferior conjunction. The moment of conjunction will happen at around 9 p.m. EDT, but don't plan on seeing the linkup.