Venus
Venus Sky Charts and Coordinates
This is a simplified sky chart, showing where Venus is now with respect to the brightest stars and constellations.
More advanced sky charts are available on TheSkyLive for this object: 1) the Online Planetarium which is interactive and allows to select dates and additional objects to visualize; and 2) the Live Position and Data Tracker which provides the highest precision position data and features deep sky imagery from the Digitized Sky Survey.
High Precision Live Sky Chart
Venus Rise and Set Times
Today's Venus rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, United Kingdom [change]. All times are relative to the Europe/London timezone.
Venus Ephemeris
The following table lists the ephemerides of Venus computed for the past and next 7 days, with a 24 hours interval. Click on each row of the table to locate Venus in our Online Planetarium at the chosen date.
| Date | Right AscensionR.A. | DeclinationDec. | MagnitudeMag | Apparent DiameterDiameter | Constellation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 Dec 08 | 14h 05m 59s | -10° 24’ 28” | -4.84 | 36.5” | Virgo |
| 2018 Dec 09 | 14h 08m 43s | -10° 32’ 25” | -4.83 | 35.9” | Virgo |
| 2018 Dec 10 | 14h 11m 30s | -10° 40’ 55” | -4.83 | 35.4” | Virgo |
| 2018 Dec 11 | 14h 14m 21s | -10° 49’ 59” | -4.82 | 34.9” | Virgo |
| 2018 Dec 12 | 14h 17m 16s | -10° 59’ 34” | -4.81 | 34.4” | Virgo |
| 2018 Dec 13 | 14h 20m 15s | -11° 09’ 37” | -4.80 | 33.9” | Virgo |
| 2018 Dec 14 | 14h 23m 17s | -11° 20’ 07” | -4.80 | 33.4” | Libra |
| 2018 Dec 15 | 14h 26m 22s | -11° 31’ 01” | -4.79 | 32.9” | Libra |
| 2018 Dec 16 | 14h 29m 32s | -11° 42’ 20” | -4.78 | 32.4” | Libra |
| 2018 Dec 17 | 14h 32m 45s | -11° 53’ 58” | -4.77 | 32.0” | Libra |
| 2018 Dec 18 | 14h 36m 02s | -12° 05’ 58” | -4.76 | 31.5” | Libra |
| 2018 Dec 19 | 14h 39m 20s | -12° 18’ 16” | -4.75 | 31.1” | Libra |
| 2018 Dec 20 | 14h 42m 43s | -12° 30’ 52” | -4.74 | 30.7” | Libra |
| 2018 Dec 21 | 14h 46m 09s | -12° 43’ 42” | -4.73 | 30.2” | Libra |
Distance of Venus from Earth
The following chart shows the distance of Venus from Earth as a function of time. Distance data is measured in Astronomical Units and sampled with a 2 days interval.
The reported distances might be inaccurate around the times of closest approach for objects passing extremely close to Earth. The value of the distance of Venus is also available as a real time updated value in the Live Position and Data Tracker.
Light Curve of Venus
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.
Venus Physical Data
The following shows the known values of the most important physical parameters of Venus. Source: JPL Small-Body Database
| Physical Parameter | Value | Relative to Earth |
|---|---|---|
| Diameter | 12103.6 km | 0.9499 |
| Mass | 4.86732 x 1024 kg | 0.8150 |
| Density | 5.243 gr/cm3 | 0.9510 |
| Escape Velocity | 10.36 km/s | 0.9258 |
| Sideral Rotation | -5,832.4320 hours | -243.6833 |
| Absolute Magnitude | -4.47 | |
| Geometric Albedo | 0.65 | |