How bright is Venus?
The current visual magnitude of Venus is -4.18. Given its brightness, Venus should be visible to the naked eye, easily even from highly light polluted areas.
The following chart is the predicted light curve (visual magnitude as a function of time) of Venus, according to the most recent ephemerides data. Magnitude data is sampled with a 2 days interval and there might be inaccuracies for objects changing brightness very rapidly during the course of a few days. For comets there could be large discrepancies between the observed and predicted brightness because of their highly dynamic behaviour.
Additional Resources on TheSkyLive
- Venus: Complete reference information on TheSkyLive.com.
- Where is Venus?: Key information on where to find Venus in the sky.
- Distance of Venus from Earth: Find out how far Venus is from Earth right now.
- How Bright is Venus?: Current visual brightness (magnitude) and apparent size.
- Rise and Set Times: Rise and set times of Venus from your location.
- Interactive Sky Map: Planetarium-style interactive visualization of Venus's position in the sky.
- Live Position Tracker: High precision real time tracker of Venus's position using deep space imagery.
- Ephemeris: 15 days Venus's computed ephemeris.