Venus brightest in the evening sky this week
See Venus brightest in the evening sky this week, with greatest brilliancy coming around September 18, 2026. Look west after sunset. The post Venus brightest in the evening sky this week first appeared on EarthSky .
Venus is shining brighter than ever in the evening sky this week, according to EarthSky. The planet is currently the brightest object in our sky, outshining all others except the sun and moon. Venus is currently speeding up in its orbit, moving from behind Earth and will pass between Earth and the sun on October 23-24, 2026. This event, called inferior conjunction, is when Venus shines at its greatest brilliancy, which will be on September 18, 2026.
At that time, Venus will have a magnitude of -4.8, making it much brighter than any star. This phenomenon occurs when Venus is close to Earth and has a relatively large disk size and phase. As a result, Venus will be easily visible in the western sky after sunset, and some lucky observers may even witness a daytime occultation by the moon on September 14, 2026.
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