Venus at greatest elongation east (evening)

Exact moment (showing UTC)

Planet
Venus
Brightness
magnitude -4.4
Elongation
47.2° from the Sun

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What is happening

Venus reaches its greatest angular distance east of the Sun, 47°, and is at its best in the evening sky after sunset.

Positions come from the JPL approximate planetary elements and are good to a few arcminutes; timings are accurate to within an hour or so.

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