The planet Venus
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From Fairfield , Venus will become visible around 18:58 (EDT), 12° above your south-western horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then sink towards the horizon, setting 1 hour and 38 minutes after the Sun at 20:20.
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Name
Venus
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Object Type
Inferior Planet
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Current Position
| Constellation: | Libra |
| Magnitude: | -4.16 (V) [1] |
| Absolute mag (H): | -4.34 [1] |
| Slope parameter (n): | 2.00 [1] |
| Right ascension: | -9h00m [2] |
| Declination: | -19°07' [2] |
| Distance: | 0.92 AU 7.62 lightmin [2] |
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° |
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 Fairfield
All times shown in Fairfield local time.
Events
| 03 Oct 2021 | – Venus at aphelion |
| 28 Oct 2021 | – Venus at dichotomy |
| 29 Oct 2021 | – Venus at greatest elongation east |
| 08 Nov 2021 | – Lunar occultation of Venus |
| 05 Dec 2021 | – Venus at highest altitude in evening sky |
| 07 Dec 2021 | – Venus at greatest brightness |
| 08 Jan 2022 | – Venus at inferior solar conjunction |
| 22 Jan 2022 | – Venus at perihelion |
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