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, November 2026.
Venus Visibility Throughout the Year
Venus visibility on 2026-10-03
Venus Visible from sunset until evening
Venus rise and set timetable
| Time | Elevation | |
| Venus transit | 12:35 | 31° |
| Sunset | 16:47 | 7° |
| Civil sunset | 17:15 | 2° |
| Venus set | 17:26 | |
| Astronomical observing session begins | 18:15 | -9° |
Moonrise, 56.5% illuminated  | 21:14 | -44° |
| Astronomical observing session ends | 03:38 | -47° |
| Venus rise | 07:41 | |
| Moonset | 12:53 | 31° |
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 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-10-03 | 07:41 - 17:22 | 12:31 | 16:43 - 05:03 | RA: 14h 14m 30s", Dec: -21° 09' 38s @ Virgo | |||||
| 2026-10-10 | 07:10 - 16:50 | 12:00 | 16:33 - 05:09 | RA: 14h 10m 28s", Dec: -21° 11' 14s @ Virgo | |||||
| 2026-10-17 | 06:27 - 16:16 | 11:22 | 16:23 - 05:16 | RA: 13h 59m 49s", Dec: -20° 05' 04s @ Virgo | |||||
| 2026-10-24 | 05:38 - 15:42 | 10:40 | 16:14 - 05:23 | RA: 13h 45m 18s", Dec: -17° 53' 08s @ Virgo | |||||
| 2026-10-31 | 04:47 - 15:10 | 09:59 | 16:06 - 05:30 | RA: 13h 31m 40s", Dec: -15° 04' 10s @ Virgo | |||||
| 2026-11-07 | 04:02 - 14:43 | 09:23 | 15:59 - 05:37 | RA: 13h 23m 17s", Dec: -12° 23' 35s @ Virgo | |||||
| 2026-11-14 | 03:27 - 14:21 | 08:54 | 15:53 - 05:44 | RA: 13h 22m 05s", Dec: -10° 26' 01s @ Virgo | |||||
| 2026-11-21 | 03:02 - 14:02 | 08:32 | 15:48 - 05:51 | RA: 13h 27m 52s", Dec: -9° 24' 01s @ Virgo | |||||
| 2026-11-28 | 02:46 - 13:47 | 08:16 | 15:45 - 05:58 | RA: 13h 39m 35s", Dec: -9° 14' 38s @ Virgo | |||||
| 2026-12-05 | 02:37 - 13:34 | 08:05 | 15:44 - 06:05 | RA: 13h 56m 01s", Dec: -9° 48' 05s @ Virgo | |||||
| 2026-12-12 | 02:32 - 13:23 | 07:58 | 15:44 - 06:11 | RA: 14h 16m 07s", Dec: -10° 52' 50s @ Virgo | |||||
| 2026-12-19 | 02:32 - 13:14 | 07:53 | 15:46 - 06:15 | RA: 14h 39m 06s", Dec: -12° 18' 19s @ Libra | |||||
| 2026-12-26 | 02:36 - 13:07 | 07:51 | 15:50 - 06:19 | RA: 15h 04m 29s", Dec: -13° 55' 30s @ Libra | |||||
| 2027-01-02 | 02:41 - 13:01 | 07:51 | 15:55 - 06:21 | RA: 15h 31m 57s", Dec: -15° 36' 22s @ Libra | |||||
| 2027-01-09 | 02:48 - 12:57 | 07:53 | 16:01 - 06:21 | RA: 16h 01m 12s", Dec: -17° 13' 35s @ Libra | |||||
| 2027-01-16 | 02:56 - 12:55 | 07:56 | 16:08 - 06:19 | RA: 16h 32m 01s", Dec: -18° 40' 48s @ Ophiuchus | |||||
| 2027-01-23 | 03:05 - 12:55 | 08:00 | 16:15 - 06:16 | RA: 17h 04m 12s", Dec: -19° 52' 32s @ Ophiuchus | |||||
| 2027-01-30 | 03:14 - 12:58 | 08:06 | 16:23 - 06:11 | RA: 17h 37m 33s", Dec: -20° 44' 03s @ Ophiuchus | |||||
| 2027-02-06 | 03:22 - 13:03 | 08:13 | 16:31 - 06:05 | RA: 18h 11m 47s", Dec: -21° 11' 30s @ Sagittarius | |||||
| 2027-02-13 | 03:30 - 13:10 | 08:20 | 16:38 - 05:58 | RA: 18h 46m 36s", Dec: -21° 12' 15s @ Sagittarius | |||||
| 2027-02-20 | 03:35 - 13:19 | 08:27 | 16:46 - 05:50 | RA: 19h 21m 40s", Dec: -20° 44' 51s @ Sagittarius | |||||
| 2027-02-27 | 03:39 - 13:30 | 08:35 | 16:53 - 05:41 | RA: 19h 56m 43s", Dec: -19° 48' 59s @ Sagittarius | |||||
| 2027-03-06 | 03:42 - 13:42 | 08:42 | 17:00 - 05:31 | RA: 20h 31m 28s", Dec: -18° 25' 28s @ Capricornus | |||||
| 2027-03-13 | 03:42 - 13:55 | 08:49 | 17:06 - 05:21 | RA: 21h 05m 44s", Dec: -16° 36' 15s @ Capricornus | |||||
| 2027-03-20 | 03:41 - 14:09 | 08:55 | 17:13 - 05:11 | RA: 21h 39m 24s", Dec: -14° 24' 00s @ Capricornus | |||||
| 2027-03-27 | 03:38 - 14:22 | 09:00 | 17:19 - 05:00 | RA: 22h 12m 24s", Dec: -11° 51' 50s @ Aquarius | |||||
| 2027-04-03 | 03:34 - 14:36 | 09:05 | 17:25 - 04:50 | RA: 22h 44m 49s", Dec: -9° 03' 13s @ Aquarius | |||||
| 2027-04-10 | 03:28 - 14:50 | 09:09 | 17:31 - 04:40 | RA: 23h 16m 43s", Dec: -6° 01' 55s @ Aquarius | |||||
| 2027-04-17 | 03:23 - 15:03 | 09:13 | 17:38 - 04:30 | RA: 23h 48m 14s", Dec: -2° 51' 45s @ Pisces | |||||
| 2027-04-24 | 03:16 - 15:17 | 09:17 | 17:44 - 04:21 | RA: 00h 19m 35s", Dec: 00° 23' 29s @ Pisces | |||||
| 2027-05-01 | 03:10 - 15:31 | 09:20 | 17:50 - 04:12 | RA: 00h 50m 56s", Dec: 03° 40' 05s @ Pisces | |||||
| 2027-05-08 | 03:04 - 15:45 | 09:24 | 17:56 - 04:05 | RA: 01h 22m 30s", Dec: 06° 54' 08s @ Pisces | |||||
| 2027-05-15 | 02:59 - 15:59 | 09:29 | 18:03 - 03:58 | RA: 01h 54m 29s", Dec: 10° 01' 40s @ Pisces | |||||
| 2027-05-22 | 02:54 - 16:13 | 09:34 | 18:08 - 03:53 | RA: 02h 27m 04s", Dec: 12° 58' 42s @ Aries | |||||
| 2027-05-29 | 02:51 - 16:28 | 09:39 | 18:14 - 03:49 | RA: 03h 00m 25s", Dec: 15° 41' 18s @ Aries | |||||
| 2027-06-05 | 02:49 - 16:43 | 09:46 | 18:18 - 03:47 | RA: 03h 34m 37s", Dec: 18° 05' 23s @ Taurus | |||||
| 2027-06-12 | 02:50 - 16:57 | 09:54 | 18:22 - 03:46 | RA: 04h 09m 43s", Dec: 20° 06' 56s @ Taurus | |||||
| 2027-06-19 | 02:52 - 17:11 | 10:02 | 18:25 - 03:46 | RA: 04h 45m 41s", Dec: 21° 42' 16s @ Taurus | |||||
| 2027-06-26 | 02:57 - 17:25 | 10:11 | 18:26 - 03:48 | RA: 05h 22m 21s", Dec: 22° 48' 12s @ Taurus | |||||
| 2027-07-03 | 03:05 - 17:36 | 10:21 | 18:26 - 03:50 | RA: 05h 59m 32s", Dec: 23° 22' 15s @ Taurus | |||||
| 2027-07-10 | 03:14 - 17:46 | 10:30 | 18:24 - 03:54 | RA: 06h 36m 57s", Dec: 23° 22' 55s @ Gemini | |||||
| 2027-07-17 | 03:26 - 17:54 | 10:40 | 18:21 - 03:59 | RA: 07h 14m 15s", Dec: 22° 49' 51s @ Gemini | |||||
| 2027-07-24 | 03:40 - 17:59 | 10:49 | 18:17 - 04:04 | RA: 07h 51m 09s", Dec: 21° 43' 54s @ Gemini | |||||
| 2027-07-31 | 03:54 - 18:02 | 10:58 | 18:11 - 04:10 | RA: 08h 27m 25s", Dec: 20° 06' 54s @ Cancer | |||||
| 2027-08-07 | 04:09 - 18:02 | 11:06 | 18:04 - 04:16 | RA: 09h 02m 53s", Dec: 18° 01' 39s @ Cancer | |||||
| 2027-08-14 | 04:25 - 18:01 | 11:13 | 17:56 - 04:21 | RA: 09h 37m 28s", Dec: 15° 31' 40s @ Leo | |||||
| 2027-08-21 | 04:40 - 17:57 | 11:19 | 17:47 - 04:27 | RA: 10h 11m 11s", Dec: 12° 40' 46s @ Leo | |||||
| 2027-08-28 | 04:56 - 17:53 | 11:24 | 17:38 - 04:33 | RA: 10h 44m 08s", Dec: 09° 32' 57s @ Leo | |||||
| 2027-09-04 | 05:11 - 17:47 | 11:29 | 17:28 - 04:39 | RA: 11h 16m 28s", Dec: 06° 12' 22s @ Leo | |||||
| 2027-09-11 | 05:26 - 17:40 | 11:33 | 17:17 - 04:45 | RA: 11h 48m 23s", Dec: 02° 43' 15s @ Virgo | |||||
| 2027-09-18 | 05:36 - 17:39 | 11:37 | 17:07 - 04:50 | RA: 12h 20m 06s", Dec: 00° 50' 13s @ Virgo | |||||
| 2027-09-25 | 05:56 - 17:27 | 11:41 | 16:56 - 04:56 | RA: 12h 51m 51s", Dec: -4° 23' 59s @ Virgo | |||||
| 2027-10-02 | 06:11 - 17:21 | 11:46 | 16:45 - 05:02 | RA: 13h 23m 54s", Dec: -7° 53' 49s @ Virgo | |||||