The planet, shining at magnitude -3.9, becomes visible 15 to 20 degrees above the western horizon between 8:30 and 9 p.m. after sunset.
It starts the passage on May 5, climbs higher over the following days and reaches the tips of Taurus's horns on May 14.
Venus has been in the western sky since January and will keep rising, while Jupiter sinks lower before the two appear within 1.6 degrees in early June.
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