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 remain visible until September 25, when it moves too close to the Sun and temporarily disappears from the night sky.
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 2026-09-04
Venus Visible from sunset until late evening
Venus rise and set timetable
| Time | Elevation | |
| Venus transit | 13:44 | 39° |
| Sunset | 17:32 | 16° |
| Civil sunset | 17:59 | 11° |
| Twilight start | 18:31 | 6° |
| Venus set | 19:01 | |
| Astronomical observing session begins | 19:03 | -0° |
Moonrise, 53.9% illuminated  | 21:15 | -26° |
| Astronomical observing session ends | 03:10 | -59° |
| Venus rise | 08:26 | |
| Moonset | 13:03 | 39° |
Track Venus Position Throughout the Night
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Venus Rise, Transit and Set Times by Date
| Date | Rise — Set | Transit | Twilight | Coordinates | |||||
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| 2026-09-04 | 08:23 - 18:57 | 13:40 | 17:27 - 04:39 | RA: 13h 28m 54s", Dec: -13° 22' 21s @ Virgo | |||||
| 2026-09-11 | 08:21 - 18:39 | 13:30 | 17:17 - 04:45 | RA: 13h 46m 27s", Dec: -16° 00' 27s @ Virgo | |||||
| 2026-09-18 | 08:16 - 18:18 | 13:17 | 17:06 - 04:51 | RA: 14h 00m 45s", Dec: -18° 15' 36s @ Virgo | |||||
| 2026-09-25 | 08:04 - 17:54 | 12:59 | 17:00 - 04:52 | RA: 14h 10m 34s", Dec: -20° 00' 22s @ Virgo | |||||
| 2026-10-02 | 07:45 - 17:26 | 12:35 | 16:45 - 05:02 | RA: 14h 14m 30s", Dec: -21° 04' 31s @ Virgo | |||||
| 2026-10-09 | 07:15 - 16:55 | 12:05 | 16:35 - 05:08 | RA: 14h 11m 29s", Dec: -21° 14' 57s @ Virgo | |||||
| 2026-10-16 | 06:34 - 16:21 | 11:28 | 16:25 - 05:15 | RA: 14h 01m 41s", Dec: -20° 18' 51s @ Virgo | |||||
| 2026-10-23 | 05:45 - 15:47 | 10:46 | 16:15 - 05:22 | RA: 13h 47m 26s", Dec: -18° 15' 13s @ Virgo | |||||
| 2026-10-30 | 04:54 - 15:15 | 10:04 | 16:07 - 05:28 | RA: 13h 33m 22s", Dec: -15° 28' 51s @ Virgo | |||||
| 2026-11-06 | 04:08 - 14:47 | 09:27 | 16:00 - 05:36 | RA: 13h 24m 04s", Dec: -12° 44' 28s @ Virgo | |||||
| 2026-11-13 | 03:32 - 14:24 | 08:58 | 15:54 - 05:43 | RA: 13h 21m 49s", Dec: -10° 39' 29s @ Virgo | |||||
| 2026-11-20 | 03:05 - 14:05 | 08:35 | 15:49 - 05:50 | RA: 13h 26m 39s", Dec: -9° 29' 29s @ Virgo | |||||
| 2026-11-27 | 02:48 - 13:49 | 08:18 | 15:46 - 05:57 | RA: 13h 37m 35s", Dec: -9° 13' 05s @ Virgo | |||||
| 2026-12-04 | 02:37 - 13:36 | 08:07 | 15:44 - 06:04 | RA: 13h 53m 25s", Dec: -9° 41' 08s @ Virgo | |||||
| 2026-12-11 | 02:33 - 13:25 | 07:59 | 15:44 - 06:10 | RA: 14h 13m 03s", Dec: -10° 42' 05s @ Virgo | |||||
| 2026-12-18 | 02:32 - 13:15 | 07:54 | 15:46 - 06:15 | RA: 14h 35m 40s", Dec: -12° 05' 12s @ Libra | |||||
| 2026-12-25 | 02:35 - 13:07 | 07:51 | 15:49 - 06:18 | RA: 15h 00m 44s", Dec: -13° 41' 13s @ Libra | |||||
| 2027-01-01 | 02:40 - 13:02 | 07:51 | 15:54 - 06:20 | RA: 15h 27m 55s", Dec: -15° 22' 01s @ Libra | |||||
| 2027-01-08 | 02:47 - 12:57 | 07:52 | 16:00 - 06:21 | RA: 15h 56m 55s", Dec: -17° 00' 10s @ Libra | |||||
| 2027-01-15 | 02:55 - 12:55 | 07:55 | 16:07 - 06:20 | RA: 16h 27m 32s", Dec: -18° 29' 10s @ Ophiuchus | |||||
| 2027-01-22 | 03:04 - 12:55 | 08:00 | 16:14 - 06:17 | RA: 16h 59m 32s", Dec: -19° 43' 25s @ Ophiuchus | |||||
| 2027-01-29 | 03:13 - 12:58 | 08:05 | 16:22 - 06:12 | RA: 17h 32m 44s", Dec: -20° 38' 05s @ Ophiuchus | |||||
| 2027-02-05 | 03:21 - 13:02 | 08:12 | 16:29 - 06:06 | RA: 18h 06m 51s", Dec: -21° 09' 10s @ Sagittarius | |||||
| 2027-02-12 | 03:29 - 13:09 | 08:19 | 16:37 - 05:59 | RA: 18h 41m 36s", Dec: -21° 13' 51s @ Sagittarius | |||||
| 2027-02-19 | 03:35 - 13:18 | 08:26 | 16:44 - 05:51 | RA: 19h 16m 39s", Dec: -20° 50' 30s @ Sagittarius | |||||
| 2027-02-26 | 03:39 - 13:28 | 08:34 | 16:52 - 05:42 | RA: 19h 51m 43s", Dec: -19° 58' 41s @ Sagittarius | |||||
| 2027-03-05 | 03:41 - 13:40 | 08:41 | 16:59 - 05:33 | RA: 20h 26m 32s", Dec: -18° 39' 02s @ Capricornus | |||||
| 2027-03-12 | 03:42 - 13:53 | 08:48 | 17:05 - 05:23 | RA: 21h 00m 53s", Dec: -16° 53' 19s @ Capricornus | |||||
| 2027-03-19 | 03:41 - 14:07 | 08:54 | 17:12 - 05:12 | RA: 21h 34m 37s", Dec: -14° 44' 11s @ Capricornus | |||||
| 2027-03-26 | 03:38 - 14:20 | 08:59 | 17:18 - 05:02 | RA: 22h 07m 43s", Dec: -12° 14' 40s @ Aquarius | |||||
| 2027-04-02 | 03:34 - 14:34 | 09:04 | 17:24 - 04:51 | RA: 22h 40m 13s", Dec: -9° 28' 11s @ Aquarius | |||||
| 2027-04-09 | 03:29 - 14:48 | 09:08 | 17:31 - 04:41 | RA: 23h 12m 11s", Dec: -6° 28' 27s @ Aquarius | |||||
| 2027-04-16 | 03:24 - 15:01 | 09:12 | 17:37 - 04:31 | RA: 23h 43m 45s", Dec: -3° 19' 19s @ Aquarius | |||||
| 2027-04-23 | 03:17 - 15:15 | 09:16 | 17:43 - 04:22 | RA: 00h 15m 06s", Dec: 00° 04' 34s @ Pisces | |||||
| 2027-04-30 | 03:11 - 15:29 | 09:20 | 17:49 - 04:13 | RA: 00h 46m 27s", Dec: 03° 12' 04s @ Pisces | |||||
| 2027-05-07 | 03:05 - 15:43 | 09:24 | 17:56 - 04:06 | RA: 01h 17m 58s", Dec: 06° 26' 43s @ Pisces | |||||
| 2027-05-14 | 03:00 - 15:57 | 09:28 | 18:02 - 03:59 | RA: 01h 49m 53s", Dec: 09° 35' 25s @ Pisces | |||||
| 2027-05-21 | 02:55 - 16:11 | 09:33 | 18:08 - 03:54 | RA: 02h 22m 22s", Dec: 12° 34' 12s @ Aries | |||||
| 2027-05-28 | 02:51 - 16:26 | 09:39 | 18:13 - 03:50 | RA: 02h 55m 36s", Dec: 15° 19' 07s @ Aries | |||||
| 2027-06-04 | 02:50 - 16:41 | 09:45 | 18:18 - 03:47 | RA: 03h 29m 41s", Dec: 17° 46' 05s @ Taurus | |||||
| 2027-06-11 | 02:50 - 16:55 | 09:52 | 18:22 - 03:46 | RA: 04h 04m 39s", Dec: 19° 51' 05s @ Taurus | |||||
| 2027-06-18 | 02:52 - 17:09 | 10:01 | 18:24 - 03:46 | RA: 04h 40m 30s", Dec: 21° 30' 22s @ Taurus | |||||
| 2027-06-25 | 02:56 - 17:23 | 10:10 | 18:26 - 03:47 | RA: 05h 17m 05s", Dec: 22° 40' 41s @ Taurus | |||||
| 2027-07-02 | 03:03 - 17:35 | 10:19 | 18:26 - 03:50 | RA: 05h 54m 12s", Dec: 23° 19' 25s @ Taurus | |||||
| 2027-07-09 | 03:13 - 17:45 | 10:29 | 18:25 - 03:54 | RA: 06h 31m 36s", Dec: 23° 24' 54s @ Gemini | |||||
| 2027-07-16 | 03:24 - 17:53 | 10:39 | 18:22 - 03:58 | RA: 07h 08m 56s", Dec: 22° 56' 37s @ Gemini | |||||
| 2027-07-23 | 03:38 - 17:58 | 10:48 | 18:18 - 04:03 | RA: 07h 45m 55s", Dec: 21° 55' 16s @ Gemini | |||||
| 2027-07-30 | 03:52 - 18:01 | 10:57 | 18:12 - 04:09 | RA: 08h 22m 17s", Dec: 20° 22' 33s @ Cancer | |||||
| 2027-08-06 | 04:07 - 18:02 | 11:05 | 18:05 - 04:15 | RA: 08h 57m 52s", Dec: 18° 21' 09s @ Cancer | |||||
| 2027-08-13 | 04:23 - 18:01 | 11:12 | 17:58 - 04:21 | RA: 09h 32m 35s", Dec: 15° 54' 28s @ Leo | |||||
| 2027-08-20 | 04:38 - 17:58 | 11:18 | 17:49 - 04:26 | RA: 10h 06m 25s", Dec: 13° 06' 19s @ Leo | |||||
| 2027-08-27 | 04:54 - 17:53 | 11:23 | 17:39 - 04:32 | RA: 10h 39m 28s", Dec: 10° 00' 40s @ Leo | |||||
| 2027-09-03 | 05:09 - 17:48 | 11:28 | 17:29 - 04:38 | RA: 11h 11m 52s", Dec: 06° 41' 39s @ Leo | |||||