Venus shines as dazzling Evening Star in western sky
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Updated · Forbes · May 3
Venus shines as dazzling Evening Star in western sky
6 articles · Updated · Forbes · May 3
The planet, at magnitude -3.9, is visible after sunset and is expected to dominate the evening sky through October.
Because Venus is east of the Sun, it appears in the west after dusk, growing brighter and larger as it moves toward inferior conjunction with Earth.
A close pass with Jupiter is due on 9 June, peak brightness on 18 September, before Venus fades into solar glare and reappears as a Morning Star in early 2027.
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