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Venus

Above the horizon.  Rise: 8:03 | Tran: 14:35 | Set: 21:08
Alt: 2.50°   Az: 277.86°   Direction: West

Venus is the the second planet of the Solar System in order of distance from the Sun, being located 0.72 astronomical units from it in the inner solar system. It has a similar size and composition to Earth, with a diameter of 12,104 kilometers and a mass of 4.87 x 10^24 kilograms. The planet has a slow retrograde rotation, meaning it rotates on its axis in the opposite direction to its orbit around the sun, taking 243 Earth days to complete one rotation. Venus has a thick atmosphere primarily composed of carbon dioxide with trace amounts of nitrogen and other gases, as well as sulfuric acid clouds that obscure the surface from visible light. Due to its thick atmosphere and runaway greenhouse effect it experiences extreme surface temperatures, with a maximum temperature of 864 degrees Fahrenheit (462 degrees Celsius). Venus has been observed and studied since ancient times, with the earliest recorded observations dating back to Babylonian astronomers in the 17th century BCE.

Venus is in the constellation of Pisces, at a distance of 62,801,817.0 kilometers from Earth. The current Right Ascension is 00h 19m 23s and the Declination is +06° 51’ 03” (apparent coordinates). The magnitude of Venus is -4.87 (data provided by JPL Horizons).

Finder Charts

Map showing Venus in Pisces on February, 15 2025. Field of view: 50x30 degrees
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Sky map showing Venus in Pisces on February, 15 2025. Field of view: 15x9 degrees. View in interactive sky chart

High precision deep sky finder chart, 60 arcmin wide, showing where Venus is right now. Click on the image to see a more detailed fullscreen tracker view.

Venus
RA: 00h 18m 05s
Dec: +06° 42’ 41”
Deep sky finder chart for Venus. Field of view: 60x40 arcmins. View in deep sky object tracker

Also check out Where is Venus?, a page that provides all the information needed to find Venus in the sky and additional links to sky charts.

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

00h 19m 23s
+06° 51’ 03”
06h 18m 24s
06h 37m 47s

J2000

00h 18m 05s
+06° 42’ 41”

Additional Information

Pisces
-4.87

Rise and Set Times

Today's rise, transit and set times of Venus from Greenwich, UK (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

Azimuth: 83.3°
Max altitude: 45.3°
Azimuth: 276.9°
  • Venus is above the horizon from Greenwich, UK.
  • Right now it is placed in the West direction at an altitude of 2.50° above the horizon.
  • Given its current magnitude, Venus is visible to the naked eye, easily even from highly light polluted areas.
  • Go to interactive sky chart

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Distance from Earth

The distance of Venus from Earth is currently 62,801,817.0 kilometers, equivalent to 0.4198042172 Astronomical Units. Light takes 3m 29.484s to travel from Venus and arrive to us.

62,801,817.0
0.4198042172
3m 29.484s

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

Chart of the distance of Venus from Earth in Astronomical Units (au)

The value of the reported distance might be somewhat inaccurate around the times of closest approach for objects passing extremely close to Earth. The value of the distance of Venus from Earth is also available as a real time updated value in the Live Position and Data Tracker.

Closest Approach

Between 1 January 1600 and 30 December 2499, the closest approach of Venus to Earth happens on Sat Dec 12 1615 at a distance of 0.264008 Astronomical Units, or 39,494,992 kilometers:

Sat Dec 12 1615
39,494,992
0.264008

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

Light Curve

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.

Chart of the magnitude of Venus as a function of time

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

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
2025 Feb 08 00h 04m 40s +03° 48’ 09” -4.82 35.3” Pisces
2025 Feb 09 00h 06m 50s +04° 12’ 55” -4.83 35.8” Pisces
2025 Feb 10 00h 08m 55s +04° 37’ 18” -4.83 36.3” Pisces
2025 Feb 11 00h 10m 55s +05° 01’ 14” -4.84 36.9” Pisces
2025 Feb 12 00h 12m 50s +05° 24’ 45” -4.85 37.5” Pisces
2025 Feb 13 00h 14m 40s +05° 47’ 47” -4.85 38.0” Pisces
2025 Feb 14 00h 16m 24s +06° 10’ 20” -4.86 38.6” Pisces
2025 Feb 15 00h 18m 02s +06° 32’ 22” -4.86 39.2” Pisces
2025 Feb 16 00h 19m 34s +06° 53’ 49” -4.87 39.8” Pisces
2025 Feb 17 00h 21m 01s +07° 14’ 41” -4.87 40.5” Pisces
2025 Feb 18 00h 22m 21s +07° 34’ 57” -4.87 41.1” Pisces
2025 Feb 19 00h 23m 34s +07° 54’ 33” -4.87 41.7” Pisces
2025 Feb 20 00h 24m 41s +08° 13’ 29” -4.87 42.4” Pisces
2025 Feb 21 00h 25m 41s +08° 31’ 40” -4.87 43.1” Pisces

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