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.
Predicted magnitude of Venus between
January 1600 and December 2499
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.