When Is Venus Visible During the Year?
See how Venus visibility changes through the year from your location. The graph shows its seasonal observing windows, while the table gives rise, transit and set times for selected dates.
Venus will become visible again around November 2 after moving far enough from the Sun.
Best Months to See Venus
Based on the amount of time Venus is above the horizon during dark or twilight hours, the strongest observing months in the next year are December 2026, January 2027, February 2027.
Venus Visibility Throughout the Year
Venus visibility on 2026-10-05
Venus Visible from sunset until evening
Venus rise and set timetable
| Time | Elevation | |
| Venus transit | 12:27 | 31° |
| Moonset | 13:37 | 29° |
| Sunset | 16:44 | 6° |
| Civil sunset | 17:12 | 1° |
| Venus set | 17:17 | |
| Astronomical observing session begins | 18:12 | -10° |
Moonrise, 34% illuminated  | 22:25 | -59° |
| Astronomical observing session ends | 03:40 | -45° |
| Venus rise | 07:33 |
Track Venus position throughout the night
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Shift the map to change the time and observe Venus changing position in the night sky.
Venus Rise, Transit and Set Times by Date
| Date | Rise — Set | Transit | Twilight | Coordinates | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-10-05 | 07:33 - 17:13 | 12:23 | 16:40 - 05:05 | RA: 14h 14m 05s", Dec: -21° 16' 24s @ Virgo | |||||
| 2026-10-12 | 06:59 - 16:41 | 11:50 | 16:30 - 05:11 | RA: 14h 08m 02s", Dec: -20° 59' 34s @ Virgo | |||||
| 2026-10-19 | 06:14 - 16:06 | 11:10 | 16:21 - 05:18 | RA: 13h 55m 53s", Dec: -19° 33' 21s @ Virgo | |||||
| 2026-10-26 | 05:23 - 15:32 | 10:28 | 16:12 - 05:24 | RA: 13h 41m 05s", Dec: -17° 06' 43s @ Virgo | |||||
| 2026-11-02 | 04:33 - 15:02 | 09:48 | 16:04 - 05:32 | RA: 13h 28m 36s", Dec: -14° 15' 31s @ Virgo | |||||
| 2026-11-09 | 03:51 - 14:36 | 09:14 | 15:57 - 05:39 | RA: 13h 22m 12s", Dec: -11° 44' 40s @ Virgo | |||||
| 2026-11-16 | 03:19 - 14:15 | 08:47 | 15:51 - 05:46 | RA: 13h 23m 04s", Dec: -10° 02' 34s @ Virgo | |||||
| 2026-11-23 | 02:57 - 13:58 | 08:27 | 15:47 - 05:53 | RA: 13h 30m 40s", Dec: -9° 16' 19s @ Virgo | |||||
| 2026-11-30 | 02:43 - 13:43 | 08:13 | 15:45 - 06:00 | RA: 13h 43m 51s", Dec: -9° 20' 20s @ Virgo | |||||
| 2026-12-07 | 02:35 - 13:31 | 08:03 | 15:44 - 06:07 | RA: 14h 01m 25s", Dec: -10° 03' 53s @ Virgo | |||||
| 2026-12-14 | 02:32 - 13:20 | 07:56 | 15:45 - 06:12 | RA: 14h 22m 25s", Dec: -11° 15' 33s @ Virgo | |||||
| 2026-12-21 | 02:33 - 13:12 | 07:52 | 15:47 - 06:17 | RA: 14h 46m 08s", Dec: -12° 45' 15s @ Libra | |||||
| 2026-12-28 | 02:37 - 13:05 | 07:51 | 15:51 - 06:19 | RA: 15h 12m 08s", Dec: -14° 24' 17s @ Libra | |||||
| 2027-01-04 | 02:43 - 13:00 | 07:51 | 15:56 - 06:21 | RA: 15h 40m 08s", Dec: -16° 04' 49s @ Libra | |||||
| 2027-01-11 | 02:50 - 12:56 | 07:53 | 16:03 - 06:20 | RA: 16h 09m 51s", Dec: -17° 39' 47s @ Scorpius | |||||
| 2027-01-18 | 02:59 - 12:55 | 07:57 | 16:10 - 06:19 | RA: 16h 41m 05s", Dec: -19° 03' 05s @ Ophiuchus | |||||
| 2027-01-25 | 03:08 - 12:56 | 08:02 | 16:17 - 06:15 | RA: 17h 13m 38s", Dec: -20° 09' 30s @ Ophiuchus | |||||
| 2027-02-01 | 03:16 - 12:59 | 08:08 | 16:25 - 06:10 | RA: 17h 47m 15s", Dec: -20° 54' 29s @ Sagittarius | |||||
| 2027-02-08 | 03:25 - 13:05 | 08:15 | 16:33 - 06:04 | RA: 18h 21m 41s", Dec: -21° 14' 32s @ Sagittarius | |||||
| 2027-02-15 | 03:31 - 13:13 | 08:22 | 16:40 - 05:56 | RA: 18h 56m 36s", Dec: -21° 07' 19s @ Sagittarius | |||||
| 2027-02-22 | 03:37 - 13:22 | 08:29 | 16:48 - 05:48 | RA: 19h 31m 42s", Dec: -20° 31' 46s @ Sagittarius | |||||
| 2027-03-01 | 03:40 - 13:33 | 08:37 | 16:55 - 05:38 | RA: 20h 06m 41s", Dec: -19° 27' 52s @ Sagittarius | |||||
| 2027-03-08 | 03:42 - 13:46 | 08:44 | 17:01 - 05:28 | RA: 20h 41m 19s", Dec: -17° 56' 47s @ Capricornus | |||||
| 2027-03-15 | 03:42 - 13:59 | 08:50 | 17:08 - 05:18 | RA: 21h 15m 25s", Dec: -16° 00' 40s @ Capricornus | |||||
| 2027-03-22 | 03:40 - 14:12 | 08:56 | 17:14 - 05:08 | RA: 21h 48m 53s", Dec: -13° 42' 25s @ Capricornus | |||||
| 2027-03-29 | 03:37 - 14:26 | 09:01 | 17:21 - 04:57 | RA: 22h 21m 43s", Dec: -11° 05' 11s @ Aquarius | |||||
| 2027-04-05 | 03:32 - 14:40 | 09:06 | 17:27 - 04:47 | RA: 22h 53m 58s", Dec: -8° 12' 33s @ Aquarius | |||||
| 2027-04-12 | 03:27 - 14:54 | 09:10 | 17:33 - 04:37 | RA: 23h 25m 45s", Dec: -5° 08' 19s @ Aquarius | |||||
| 2027-04-19 | 03:21 - 15:07 | 09:14 | 17:39 - 04:27 | RA: 23h 57m 12s", Dec: -1° 56' 19s @ Pisces | |||||
| 2027-04-26 | 03:15 - 15:21 | 09:18 | 17:46 - 04:18 | RA: 00h 28m 31s", Dec: 01° 19' 41s @ Cetus | |||||
| 2027-05-03 | 03:08 - 15:35 | 09:22 | 17:52 - 04:10 | RA: 00h 59m 55s", Dec: 04° 35' 58s @ Pisces | |||||
| 2027-05-10 | 03:03 - 15:49 | 09:26 | 17:58 - 04:03 | RA: 01h 31m 36s", Dec: 07° 48' 33s @ Pisces | |||||
| 2027-05-17 | 02:57 - 16:03 | 09:30 | 18:04 - 03:57 | RA: 02h 03m 44s", Dec: 10° 53' 29s @ Aries | |||||
| 2027-05-24 | 02:53 - 16:17 | 09:35 | 18:10 - 03:52 | RA: 02h 36m 31s", Dec: 13° 46' 49s @ Aries | |||||
| 2027-05-31 | 02:50 - 16:32 | 09:41 | 18:15 - 03:48 | RA: 03h 10m 06s", Dec: 16° 24' 32s @ Aries | |||||
| 2027-06-07 | 02:49 - 16:47 | 09:48 | 18:19 - 03:46 | RA: 03h 44m 34s", Dec: 18° 42' 34s @ Taurus | |||||
| 2027-06-14 | 02:50 - 17:01 | 09:56 | 18:23 - 03:45 | RA: 04h 19m 55s", Dec: 20° 36' 59s @ Taurus | |||||
| 2027-06-21 | 02:53 - 17:15 | 10:04 | 18:25 - 03:46 | RA: 04h 56m 05s", Dec: 22° 04' 14s @ Taurus | |||||
| 2027-06-28 | 02:59 - 17:28 | 10:14 | 18:26 - 03:48 | RA: 05h 32m 56s", Dec: 23° 01' 17s @ Taurus | |||||
| 2027-07-05 | 03:07 - 17:39 | 10:23 | 18:26 - 03:51 | RA: 06h 10m 13s", Dec: 23° 25' 53s @ Gemini | |||||
| 2027-07-12 | 03:18 - 17:49 | 10:33 | 18:24 - 03:56 | RA: 06h 47m 38s", Dec: 23° 16' 54s @ Gemini | |||||
| 2027-07-19 | 03:30 - 17:55 | 10:43 | 18:20 - 04:00 | RA: 07h 24m 51s", Dec: 22° 34' 18s @ Gemini | |||||
| 2027-07-26 | 03:44 - 18:00 | 10:52 | 18:15 - 04:06 | RA: 08h 01m 35s", Dec: 21° 19' 14s @ Gemini | |||||
| 2027-08-02 | 03:58 - 18:02 | 11:00 | 18:09 - 04:11 | RA: 08h 37m 38s", Dec: 19° 33' 51s @ Cancer | |||||
| 2027-08-09 | 04:14 - 18:02 | 11:08 | 18:02 - 04:17 | RA: 09h 12m 51s", Dec: 17° 21' 10s @ Cancer | |||||
| 2027-08-16 | 04:29 - 18:00 | 11:15 | 17:54 - 04:23 | RA: 09h 47m 11s", Dec: 14° 44' 48s @ Leo | |||||
| 2027-08-23 | 04:45 - 17:56 | 11:20 | 17:45 - 04:29 | RA: 10h 20m 40s", Dec: 11° 48' 39s @ Leo | |||||
| 2027-08-30 | 05:00 - 17:51 | 11:26 | 17:35 - 04:35 | RA: 10h 53m 25s", Dec: 08° 36' 46s @ Leo | |||||
| 2027-09-06 | 05:15 - 17:45 | 11:30 | 17:25 - 04:40 | RA: 11h 25m 37s", Dec: 05° 13' 19s @ Leo | |||||
| 2027-09-13 | 05:30 - 17:39 | 11:34 | 17:14 - 04:46 | RA: 11h 57m 27s", Dec: 01° 42' 32s @ Virgo | |||||
| 2027-09-20 | 05:45 - 17:32 | 11:38 | 17:04 - 04:52 | RA: 12h 29m 09s", Dec: -1° 51' 27s @ Virgo | |||||
| 2027-09-27 | 06:00 - 17:25 | 11:43 | 16:53 - 04:58 | RA: 13h 00m 58s", Dec: -5° 24' 31s @ Virgo | |||||
| 2027-10-04 | 06:16 - 17:19 | 11:47 | 16:42 - 05:04 | RA: 13h 33m 09s", Dec: -8° 52' 26s @ Virgo | |||||