With each morning, Venus has been rising ever higher and has been getting a little brighter. The planet will reach its brightest in the morning sky on Sept. 19.

Mercury reaches its greatest elongation, 26 degrees east of the sun on July 4. From latitude 40 degrees north, the ...

July's full moon -- known as the Buck Moon or the Thunder Moon -- will light up the night sky on July 10 and be at its ...

Now gleaming at magnitude minus 4.0, Venus in the coming weeks and months will ascend dramatically higher in the western sky and by New Year's Day it will be setting more nearly 4 hours after the sun.

Right now, Venus is high in the west as darkness falls. It’s bright enough to be visible in a clear blue daytime sky if you know where to look.

Jupiter and Venus will appear very close together in the night sky on Wednesday, with the two planets set to pass each other in what’s known as a conjunction.

Venus won't appear to cross the sun's disk on Aug. 13, instead passing just 7.7 degrees to its south and be just 0.9% illuminated, according to BBC Sky At Night magazine.

Venus, the second planet from the sun, is taking center stage this morning. Named for the goddess of love, Venus is making itself easily seen in the night sky. It can be spotted by looking to the w… ...

Mercury stands stationary at 10 P.M. EST. Earlier in the evening, about 30 minutes after sunset, you can spot it in the southwest, now 1.5° to the upper right (north-northeast) of Venus.

That’s where we are now: Venus reaches greatest eastern elongation on June 4, when it will be 45 degrees away from the sun. As our star dips below the horizon, darkening the sky, Venus becomes ...

Venus will depart from our evening sky in late July and return to the morning sky. On September 19, Venus will achieve maximum brilliancy at magnitude -4.8. Now is the time to enjoy that gem in ...