Venus (Planet)
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From Fairfield , Venus will become visible at around 16:45 (EST), 17° above your south-western horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then sink towards the horizon, setting 2 hours and 39 minutes after the Sun at 19:06.
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Name
Venus
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Object type
Inferior planet
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Current position
| Computed for: | 24 November 2024 |
| Right ascension: | 19h03m [2] |
| Declination: | −25°03' [2] |
| Constellation: | Sagittarius |
| Magnitude: | -4.13 (V) [1] |
| Angular diameter: | 16.3 arcsec[2] |
| Distance: | 1.02 AU 8.49 lightmin [2] |
| Angular motion (speed): | 1.21 deg/day[2] |
| Angular motion (pos ang): | 84.5° |
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 |
Events
| 30 Oct 2024 | – Venus at aphelion |
| 10 Jan 2025 | – Venus at greatest elongation east |
| 11 Jan 2025 | – Venus at dichotomy |
| 02 Feb 2025 | – Venus at highest altitude in evening sky |
| 16 Feb 2025 | – Venus at greatest brightness |
| 19 Feb 2025 | – Venus at perihelion |
| 22 Mar 2025 | – Venus at inferior solar conjunction |
| 24 Apr 2025 | – Venus at greatest brightness |
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