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Observing Venus
- Venus is the second planet from the Sun, so it is always fairly close to the Sun in the sky.
o - It appears as a brilliant morning or evening “star” – the brightest object in the night sky apart from the Moon.
o - In a telescope, it can be seen to go through phases, just like the Moon.

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2026 Venus Events
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| Date | Time | Event | Constellation |
| 06 Jan 2026 | 17:10 GMT | Venus at superior solar conjunction | Sagittarius |
| 22 Jan 2026 | 12:48 GMT | Venus at aphelion | Capricornus |
| 26 Feb 2026 | 23:11 GMT | Conjunction of Venus and Mercury | Aquarius |
| 07 Mar 2026 | 12:02 GMT | Conjunction of Venus and Neptune | Pisces |
| 08 Mar 2026 | 22:11 GMT | Conjunction of Venus and Saturn | Pisces |
| 20 Mar 2026 | 12:38 GMT | Conjunction of the Moon and Venus | Pisces |
| 08 Apr 2026 | 23:04 GMT | Conjunction of Venus and Ceres | Cetus |
| 19 Apr 2026 | 09:48 GMT | Conjunction of the Moon and Venus | Taurus |
| 24 Apr 2026 | 06:24 GMT | Conjunction of Venus and Uranus | Taurus |
| 15 May 2026 | 04:01 GMT | Venus at perihelion | Taurus |
| 19 May 2026 | 02:50 GMT | Conjunction of the Moon and Venus | Taurus |
| 19 May 2026 | 03:03 GMT | Close approach of the Moon and Venus | Taurus |
| 09 Jun 2026 | 13:35 GMT | Conjunction of Venus and Jupiter | Gemini |
| 09 Jun 2026 | 20:48 GMT | Close approach of Venus and Jupiter | Gemini |
| 17 Jun 2026 | 21:20 GMT | Conjunction of the Moon and Venus | Cancer |
| 17 Jun 2026 | 21:30 GMT | Close approach of the Moon and Venus | Cancer |
| 17 Jun 2026 | 21:30 GMT | Lunar occultation of Venus | Cancer |
| 20 Jun 2026 | 03:31 GMT | Close approach of Venus and M44 | Cancer |
| 17 Jul 2026 | 15:47 GMT | Close approach of the Moon and Venus | Leo |
| 17 Jul 2026 | 17:31 GMT | Conjunction of the Moon and Venus | Leo |
| 27 Jul 2026 | – | Venus at highest altitude in evening sky | Virgo |
| 12 Aug 2026 | 20:44 GMT | Venus at dichotomy | Virgo |
| 14 Aug 2026 | 22:59 GMT | Venus at greatest elongation east | Virgo |
| 16 Aug 2026 | 07:56 GMT | Close approach of the Moon and Venus | Virgo |
| 16 Aug 2026 | 09:47 GMT | Conjunction of the Moon and Venus | Virgo |
| 04 Sep 2026 | 16:06 GMT | Venus at aphelion | Virgo |
| 14 Sep 2026 | 12:11 GMT | Conjunction of the Moon and Venus | Virgo |
| 14 Sep 2026 | 12:34 GMT | Close approach of the Moon and Venus | Virgo |
| 14 Sep 2026 | 12:34 GMT | Lunar occultation of Venus | Virgo |
| 22 Sep 2026 | 18:32 GMT | Venus at greatest brightness | Virgo |
| 05 Oct 2026 | 15:50 GMT | Conjunction of Venus and Mercury | Virgo |
| 12 Oct 2026 | 03:31 GMT | Conjunction of the Moon and Venus | Virgo |
| 24 Oct 2026 | 04:39 GMT | Venus at inferior solar conjunction | Virgo |
| 07 Nov 2026 | 10:43 GMT | Lunar occultation of Venus | Virgo |
| 07 Nov 2026 | 11:34 GMT | Conjunction of the Moon and Venus | Virgo |
| 27 Nov 2026 | 18:37 GMT | Venus at greatest brightness | Virgo |
| 05 Dec 2026 | 10:46 GMT | Conjunction of the Moon and Venus | Virgo |
| 25 Dec 2026 | 18:12 GMT | Venus at perihelion | Libra |
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