Venus and Jupiter meet in the morning sky on Aug. 12. Catch their dazzling conjunction just before sunrise with the crescent ...

August brings Saturn and Neptune together, offers two shadow transits of Titan, and sees a conjunction of Venus and Jupiter.

First, Venus' elongation from the sun currently measures 44 degrees; just 1 degree shy of its greatest elongation that it will attain in a little over three weeks from now.

Venus at dichotomy On Jan. 10, 2025, Venus will reach its greatest elongation east in the post-sunset sky, putting it high above the western horizon after dark. From Earth's point of view, this is ...

Venus reached superior conjunction (appearing to go behind the sun) on June 4, 2024, achieving its greatest elongation east in the post-sunset sky on Jan. 10, 2025, according to Timeanddate.com.

First, Venus' elongation from the sun currently measures 44 degrees; just 1 degree shy of its greatest elongation that it will attain in a little over three weeks from now.

June 2025 offers skywatchers a trio of celestial events, including Venus at its greatest western elongation on June 1, the Strawberry Full Moon on June 11 and the summer solstice on June 21.

Venus's phase changes as it revolves around the sun interior to Earth's orbit. Greatest elongation is a special time because the sun, Earth and Venus make a 90 degree angle to each other.

Greatest elongation occurs January 14, after which Venus drops rapidly toward the western horizon. By mid-March, you’ll have a hard time ferreting Venus out of the glare of the setting Sun.