The planet Venus appears in which direction before sunrise
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planet Venus will cease its westward trip through the stars of Virgo. On that date, it will pause and then commence travelling eastward (red path with labeled dates). In the pre-dawn southeastern sky that morning, the planet will appear only about 1 degree (a finger's width) to the lower left of the very bright, white star Spica. The nearby planet and the distant star will both fit together within the field of view of a backyard telescope at low magnification (orange circle). On the following mornings, Venus will slowly pull away from the star. Original Image
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Early morning risers who head out to work and school before sunrise should notice a very bright, star-like object in the east-southeast sky. Just a couple of weeks ago, this object wasn't there at all, but now it shines with such brilliance that it might as well be telling eastward-traveling commuters, "Look at me!"
The object in question is the planet Venus, which is currently in the midst of one of its most spectacular forays into the morning sky, literally "vaulting up" into prominence. Contrast the planet's current activity to its most recent run as an evening object: On Jan. 9, Venus arrived at superior conjunction with the sun. From our vantage point here on Earth, Venus appeared to pass behind the sun, transitioning from a morning to an evening object.
But what a long transitional period that was! [The Brightest Planets in Novembers Night Sky]
Loitering in the evening ...
Not until late in February did Venus finally set an hour after the sun, giving casual viewers a glimpse of the object low in the western sky at twilight. And not until the end of March, almost two months after the planet's entry into the evening sky, could Venus be viewed in a completely dark sky. Venus was at its best in June, setting at the rather late hour of 11 p.m. local daylight time. Then, came a long, slow slide back toward the sun, which lasted through the summer.