Venus (Planet)

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From San Diego , Venus is not observable – it will reach its highest point in the sky during daytime and is no higher than 4° above the horizon at dawn.

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Name Venus
Object type Inferior planet
Current position
Computed for:29 March 2024
Right ascension:23h29m [2]
Declination:-04°49' [2]
Constellation:Aquarius
Magnitude:-3.89 (V) [1]
Angular diameter:10.4 arcsec[2]
Distance:1.61 AU
13.42 lightmin [2]
Angular motion (speed):1.26 deg/day[2]
Angular motion (pos ang):67.4°
Orbital elements [2]
Semi-major axis:0.72 AU
Eccentricity:0.006773
Inclination:3.39°
Longitude ascending node:76.68°
Argument of perihelion:54.85°
Epoch of elements:01 January 2000
Mean Anomaly at epoch:50.45°
Absolute mag (H):-4.34 [1]
Slope parameter (n):2.00 [1]
Derived quantities
Perihelion:0.72 AU
Aphelion:0.73 AU
Orbital period:0.62 years
Sources
[1] Robin M. Green, Spherical Astronomy, 1985, ISBN 0-521-31779-7
[2] Explanatory Supplement to the Astronomical Almanac. 1992. K. P. Seidelmann, Ed., p.316
Visibility from San Diego

All times shown in San Diego local time.

Events
19 Mar 2024  –  Venus at aphelion
07 Apr 2024  –  Lunar occultation of Venus
04 Jun 2024  –  Venus at superior solar conjunction
10 Jul 2024  –  Venus at perihelion
05 Sep 2024  –  Lunar occultation of Venus
30 Oct 2024  –  Venus at aphelion
10 Jan 2025  –  Venus at greatest elongation east
11 Jan 2025  –  Venus at dichotomy
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