Feb 1, 2025 · Venus will appear to hover approximately 2.5-degrees to the upper right of the 15-percent illuminated moon (the moon itself appears one-half degree in diameter).

Jan 31, 2025 · Venus will be near its maximum brightness, while the moon is both in its waxing crescent phase and at its monthly 'perigee'—its closest approach to Earth—10,500 miles nearer than average at ...

1 day ago · February's full moon will shine before Valentine's Day with an added bonus view of Venus — named after the Roman goddess of love — during the month's rare planetary parade.. Stargazers are in ...

6 days ago · Monday, Feb. 3: Waxing Crescent Moon, Venus And Saturn. As the sun sets, direct your gaze west-southwest; you’ll find a crescent moon, 35%-lit, gleaming brightly close to Venus, which will be ...

Neith is a hypothetical natural satellite of Venus reportedly sighted by Giovanni Cassini in 1672 and by several other astronomers in following years. It was 'observed' up to 30 times by astronomers until 1770, when there were no new sightings and it was not found during the transit of Venus in 1761 and 1769. [1][2]

On Feb. 1, a crescent Moon sits less than 3° from magnitude –4.7 Venus in a stunning evening display. Through a telescope, Venus reveals a 37-percent-lit disk, which thins during the month as ...

On Jan. 3, 2025, the "Evening Star" Venus and a waxing crescent moon crossed the night sky in an event known as a conjunction, where two objects share the same right ascension or celestial...

Feb 2, 2025 · On Saturday 1 February, some of our BBC Weather Watchers reported these sightings of the crescent Moon and Venus close together. Image source, BBC WEATHER WATCHERS/GUNTER Image caption,

Jan 22, 2025 · Venus is the third brightest object in the sky after the Sun and Moon. Venus spins slowly in the opposite direction from most planets. Venus is similar in structure and size to Earth, and is sometimes called Earth’s evil twin.

Venus is in Earth's sky bright enough to be visible without aid, making it one of the classical planets that human cultures have known and identified throughout history, particularly for being the third brightest object in Earth's sky after the Sun and the Moon.