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TimezoneAmerica/Lima
Sunrise: 6:05 
Transit: 11:59 
Sunset: 17:53
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Venus

Above the horizon.  Rise: 3:03 | Tran: 8:56 | Set: 14:49
Alt: 20.35°   Az: 69.69°   Direction: East-North-East

Venus is in the constellation of Taurus, at a distance of 141,708,167.0 kilometers from Earth. The current Right Ascension is 03h 43m 29s and the Declination is +17° 04’ 09” (apparent coordinates). The magnitude of Venus is -4.14. Check out tonight's visibility information of Venus for tonight.

Finder Charts

The sky charts below show, at different resolutions, the position of Venus in the sky. Click on each chart to access the interactive star map tool.

Star map showing the position of Venus in the constellation of Taurus on F, d Y. Field of view: 50x30 degrees. View interactive star map.
Star map showing the position of Venus in the constellation of Taurus on F, d Y. Field of view: 15x9 degrees. View in interactive star map.

The following map uses photographic imagery from the Digitized Sky Survey (DSS) to realistically visualize the precise position of Venus against the stars in the background. The horizontal size of the map measures 60 arcminutes. Click on the image to access a more detailed full-screen view.

Venus
RA: 03h 42m 02s
Dec: +16° 59’ 21”
Simplified high-resolution deep sky chart showing the current position of Venus. Field of view: 60 x 40 arcminutes. Go to the dedicated page

Equatorial Coordinates

Apparent

03h 43m 29s
+17° 04’ 09”
19h 32m 25s
23h 15m 55s

J2000

03h 42m 02s
+16° 59’ 21”

Additional Information

Taurus
-4.14

Rise and Set Times

The following table lists today's rise, transit and set times of Venus from Requena, Perú (all times relative to the local timezone America/Lima):

Azimuth: 72.9°
Max altitude: 67.8°
Azimuth: 287.2°

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Distance from Earth

The distance of Venus from Earth is currently 141,708,167.0 kilometers, equivalent to 0.9472605882 Astronomical Units. Light takes 7m 52.688s to travel from Venus and arrive to us.

141,708,167.0
0.9472605882
7m 52.688s

The following graph shows the distance of Venus from Earth as a function of time. In the chart the distance is measured in Astronomical Units and the data is sampled with an interval of 1 day.

Chart of the distance of Venus from Earth in Astronomical Units (au)
Note: The values in this chart may not be entirely accurate around the time of closest approach for objects passing very close to Earth at high speed (e.g., Near-Earth Objects).

The value of the distance of Venus from Earth is also available as a real time updated value in the live position tracker.

Closest Approach to Earth

In the period between January 1, 1600 and December 30, 2499, the closest approach of Venus to Earth happened on Saturday 12 December 1615 at a distance of 0.264008 Astronomical Units, or 39,494,992 kilometers:

Saturday 12 December 1615
39,494,992
0.264008

Note: the values for the closest approach are computed with a sampling interval of 1 day.

Light Curve

The following chart shows the light curve of Venus, i.e., its apparent magnitude as a function of time. The curve is calculated using the latest ephemerides provided by JPL Horizons. The magnitude data is sampled with the interval of 2 days. Because of this sampling, inaccuracies may occur for objects that have large variations of brightness over a few days. For comets, large discrepancies can arise between the calculated brightness and the observations due to their highly dynamic, and not always precisely predictable, behavior.

Chart of the magnitude of Venus as a function of time

Physical Properties

The table below lists the known key physical properties of Venus.

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

15 Days Ephemeris

The following table lists the ephemerides of Venus computed for the past and next 7 days, with a 24 hours interval. Apparent celestial coordinates are provided.

Date Right AscensionR.A. DeclinationDec. MagnitudeMag Apparent DiameterDiameter Constellation
Jun 24 2025 03h 11m 13s +15° 01’ 04” -4.19 18.8” Aries
Jun 25 2025 03h 15m 30s +15° 18’ 27” -4.18 18.6” Aries
Jun 26 2025 03h 19m 50s +15° 35’ 37” -4.17 18.4” Aries
Jun 27 2025 03h 24m 09s +15° 52’ 34” -4.17 18.3” Aries
Jun 28 2025 03h 28m 31s +16° 09’ 17” -4.16 18.1” Taurus
Jun 29 2025 03h 32m 54s +16° 25’ 46” -4.15 18.0” Taurus
Jun 30 2025 03h 37m 18s +16° 42’ 00” -4.15 17.8” Taurus
Jul 01 2025 03h 41m 44s +16° 57’ 57” -4.14 17.7” Taurus
Jul 02 2025 03h 46m 11s +17° 13’ 36” -4.13 17.5” Taurus
Jul 03 2025 03h 50m 40s +17° 29’ 00” -4.13 17.4” Taurus
Jul 04 2025 03h 55m 09s +17° 44’ 04” -4.12 17.3” Taurus
Jul 05 2025 03h 59m 40s +17° 58’ 50” -4.11 17.1” Taurus
Jul 06 2025 04h 04m 12s +18° 13’ 15” -4.11 17.0” Taurus
Jul 07 2025 04h 08m 47s +18° 27’ 20” -4.10 16.9” Taurus

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