Venus as ‘morning star’
For many of 2023, we noticed Venus – the brightest planet – within the west after sundown. Many referred to as it the night star.
And, in fact, Venus isn’t a star. It’s the following planet inward from Earth. Venus goes between us and the sun about each 19 months.
It did that final on August 13, 2023. Now, Venus is about to return again to our sky … this time within the east earlier than daybreak. Individuals will name it the morning star.
It handed between us and sun August 13
The picture under is from August 13, 2023 – only a few days in the past – when Venus went between us and the sun. That day, it appeared about 7.7 levels south of the sun in our sky.
The place is Venus now?
Now, Venus is racing forward of Earth in its smaller orbit across the sun. So it’s about return to being seen in our sky once more. It’ll be again earlier than August involves an finish.
However now, we’ll see it on the opposite aspect of the sun in our sky – east earlier than dawn – as the gorgeous “morning star.”
So Venus would possibly shock you some late August or early September morning.
You’ll search for and spot it – very vibrant, very low within the east – close to the dawn level. Certainly, it’ll be surprisingly vibrant for being so low within the sky.
Brightest mid-September 2023
It’ll go on to be brightest round mid-September … the “morning star.” Actually, although, the planet Venus. An oddly vibrant beacon within the east in early morning for the remainder of 2023.
Look ahead to it.
Venus after dawn in 2023 the Northern Hemisphere
The chart under – through Guy Ottewell’s 2023 Astronomical Calendar – exhibits the phases of Venus for the remainder of 2023.
Backside line: Venus went between us and the sun on August 13, 2023. Earlier than that, all through 2023, it had been within the night sky. Individuals referred to as it the night star. After about August 21, it’ll return to the east earlier than daybreak. Then folks will name it the morning star.
