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 local timezone Europe/London.
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 | MagnitudeMag | Right AscensionR.A. | DeclinationDec. | Constellation |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 May 17 | -4.62 | 00h 43m 53s | +03° 42’ 19” | Pisces |
| 2017 May 18 | -4.61 | 00h 46m 59s | +03° 55’ 17” | Pisces |
| 2017 May 19 | -4.60 | 00h 50m 09s | +04° 08’ 40” | Pisces |
| 2017 May 20 | -4.59 | 00h 53m 21s | +04° 22’ 30” | Pisces |
| 2017 May 21 | -4.58 | 00h 56m 35s | +04° 36’ 43” | Pisces |
| 2017 May 22 | -4.57 | 00h 59m 53s | +04° 51’ 20” | Pisces |
| 2017 May 23 | -4.56 | 01h 03m 11s | +05° 06’ 18” | Pisces |
| 2017 May 24 | -4.55 | 01h 06m 33s | +05° 21’ 36” | Pisces |
| 2017 May 25 | -4.54 | 01h 09m 56s | +05° 37’ 14” | Pisces |
| 2017 May 26 | -4.53 | 01h 13m 22s | +05° 53’ 08” | Pisces |
| 2017 May 27 | -4.52 | 01h 16m 49s | +06° 09’ 21” | Pisces |
| 2017 May 28 | -4.50 | 01h 20m 17s | +06° 25’ 50” | Pisces |
| 2017 May 29 | -4.49 | 01h 23m 48s | +06° 42’ 33” | Pisces |
| 2017 May 30 | -4.48 | 01h 27m 20s | +06° 59’ 30” | Pisces |
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 | |