Venus
planet
The closest planet to Earth and the third brightest object in the sky after the Sun and Moon. Its dense carbon-dioxide atmosphere heats the surface to about 460 °C.
In brief
Where is Venus in the sky right now?
Venus moves against the stars, so there is no fixed table: enter your coordinates on this page and the map computes its current altitude and azimuth, plus rise and set times, for any moment you choose.
Is Venus visible to the naked eye?
Yes — after the Sun and the Moon it is the brightest object in the sky, plain even in twilight.
Data
- Type
- planet
- Equatorial radius
- 6,052 km
- Orbital period
- 224.7 days
- Rotation period
- 243 days
- Distance from Sun
- 0.72 AU
- Moons
- 0
Observing tip
Its Moon-like phases show even in a small telescope. Observe during twilight — against a dark sky Venus is dazzling.